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semiauxiliary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semi-aux-il-iary
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of a verb: functioning rather like an auxiliary verb, but not considered to be a full member of that class.

noun

A verb that functions rather like an auxiliary verb but is not considered to be a full member of that class.

Etymology

From semi- + auxiliary.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

semiauxiliaries (plural)

Questions

What does semiauxiliary mean?
Of a verb: functioning rather like an auxiliary verb, but not considered to be a full member of that class.
Where does semiauxiliary come from?
From semi- + auxiliary.

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