semi-mountainous

moun·tain·ous

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Definitions of semi-mountainous word

adjective semi-mountainous abounding in mountains: a mountainous wilderness. 2
adjective semi-mountainous of the nature of a mountain. 1
adjective semi-mountainous resembling a mountain or mountains, as being very large and high: mountainous waves. 1

before 1400

One of the 24% oldest English words

First recorded in 1400-50, mountainous is from the late Middle English word mounteynous. See mountain, -ous

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adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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