Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semibasement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semibase-ment
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A basement which is only partially below ground level.

Example Sentences

"In what has become the South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's highest-grossing film, a struggling family of four, the Kims, who live in a semi-basement apartment in a forgotten warren of Seoul, ingratiate themselves through lies, document forgeries, and beguiling charm into service roles at the pristine home of the rich Park family."
"Many property owners converted their basements into secondary suites in cities like Vancouver, where semibasements are typical. These owners ingeniously created thousands of new housing units by adding extra living space, converting underused spaces, and creatively carving out space."

Etymology

From semi- + basement.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi-

Inflected Forms

semibasements (plural) semi-basement (alternative) semi basement (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

bomb shelter cellar crawlspace fallout shelter root cellar storm cellar storm shelter survival shelter

Synonyms

half basement halfbasement half-basement partial basement

Questions

What does semibasement mean?: A basement which is only partially below ground level.
Where does semibasement come from?: From semi- + basement.

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