Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semitrained

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semi-trained
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having completed only part of a course of training.

Example Sentences

"“At Kinko’s, there’s a thin veneer of professional folks riding herd on a vast platoon of semitrained people,” said James E. Schrager, clinical professor of entrepreneurship and strategy at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business."

Etymology

From semi- + trained.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: semi

Questions

What does semitrained mean?: Having completed only part of a course of training.
Where does semitrained come from?: From semi- + trained.

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