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semivegetarian

/ˌsɛmiˌvɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
semiveg-e-tar-i-an
IPA
/ˌsɛmiˌvɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
20
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who does not eat certain kinds of flesh (often red meat).

noun

One who does not eat very much flesh.

adj

Being a semivegetarian (in either sense).

adj

Fit for a semivegetarian to eat; that is, not containing certain kinds of flesh.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Latin vegetābilisbor. Old French vegetablebor. Middle English vegetable English vegetable English -arian English vegetarian English semivegetarian From semi- + vegetarian.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌsɛmiˌvɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/
  • British English: /ˌsɛmiˌvɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

semivegetarians (plural)

Synonyms

flexitarian lessetarian semitarian

Homonyms

semi-vegetarian

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian vegetarian semi-vegetarian presbyterian librarian libertarian ovarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian

Questions

How do you pronounce semivegetarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛmiˌvɛd͡ʒɪˈtɛɹi.ən/.
What does semivegetarian mean?
One who does not eat certain kinds of flesh (often red meat).
Where does semivegetarian come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- Latin vegetābilisbor. Old French vegetablebor. Middle English vegetable English vegetable English -arian English vegetarian English semivegetarian From semi- + vegetarian.

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