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semi-dependent

sem·i-de·pend·ent
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sem-ee, sem-ahy dih-pen-duh nt]
    • /ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ dɪˈpɛn dənt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sem-ee, sem-ahy dih-pen-duh nt]
    • /ˈsɛm i, ˈsɛm aɪ dɪˈpɛn dənt/

Definitions of semi-dependent word

  • adjective semi-dependent relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc. 2
  • adjective semi-dependent conditioned or determined by something else; contingent: Our trip is dependent on the weather. 1
  • adjective semi-dependent subordinate; subject: a dependent territory. 1
  • adjective semi-dependent Grammar. not used in isolation; used only in connection with other forms. In I walked out when the bell rang, when the bell rang is a dependent clause. Compare independent (def 14), main1 (def 4). 1
  • adjective semi-dependent hanging down; pendent. 1
  • adjective semi-dependent Mathematics. (of a variable) having values determined by one or more independent variables. (of an equation) having solutions that are identical to those of another equation or to those of a set of equations. 1
See all 10 definitions of semi-dependent

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Origin of semi-dependent

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
First recorded in 1375-1425, dependent is from the late Middle English word dependaunt. See depend, -ent

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Parts of speech for Semi-dependent

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Semi-dependent

semi-dependent popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% 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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