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semi-detached

sem·i-de·tached
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sem-ee, sem-ahy dih-tacht]
    • /ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ dɪˈtætʃt/
    • /ˈsem.i dɪˈtætʃt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sem-ee, sem-ahy dih-tacht]
    • /ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ dɪˈtætʃt/

Definitions of semi-detached word

  • adjective semi-detached partly detached. 1
  • adjective semi-detached of or relating to a house joined by a party wall to another house or row of houses. 1
  • adjective semi-detached house: attached to another 1
  • noun semi-detached house attached to another 1
  • adjective semi-detached A semi-detached house is a house that is joined to another house on one side by a shared wall. 0
  • adjective semi-detached Semi-detached is also a noun. 0

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Origin of semi-detached

First appearance:

before 1855
One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60; semi- + detached

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Semi-detached

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

semi-detached popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Top questions with semi-detached

  • what is a semi-detached house?
  • what does semi-detached mean?

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