Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semidetached

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables: semide-tached
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of semi-detached.

noun

Alternative spelling of semi-detached.

Example Sentences

"The houses, made of brick and siding, are generally smaller one- and two-family dwellings, many semidetached."
"Semidetacheds and council housing estates alternated with the occasional high-rise block […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English detached English semidetached From semi- + detached.

Inflected Forms

semidetacheds (plural)

Questions

What does semidetached mean?: Alternative spelling of semi-detached.
Where does semidetached come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English detached English semidetached From semi- + detached.

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