Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semiabstract

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-ab-stract
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not entirely abstract; between abstract and concrete

Example Sentences

"In the second, only the tracks are visible, glowing luminously at night, and this semiabstract image is held on the screen for an extended length of time."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Latin abstrahō Latin abstractusbor. Middle English abstract English abstract English semiabstract From semi- + abstract.

Questions

What does semiabstract mean?: Not entirely abstract; between abstract and concrete
Where does semiabstract come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Latin abstrahō Latin abstractusbor. Middle English abstract English abstract English semiabstract From semi- + abstract.

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