hemi-

(word root) halfExamples of words with the root hemi-: hemisphere

pref.1. Half: hemihedral.2. Partial; partially: hemiparasite.

[Greek hēmi-; see sēmi- in Indo-European roots.]

prefix half: hemicycle; hemisphere. Compare demi-¹, semi-¹ [from Latin, from Greek hēmi-]

a combining form meaning “half”: hemimorphic. [< Greek hēmi- half, c. Latin sēmi- semi-]

A prefix meaning "half," as in hemisphere, half a sphere.

[′he·mē] (biology) Prefix for half. Prefix denoting one side of the body.

word element [Gr.], half.

(hem'ē), Do not confuse this prefix with the combining form hem(o).One-half. Compare: semi-. [G.]

prefix, Latin, half

Combining form meaning one half.
Compare: semi-[G.]

Combining form denoting half. From the Greek hemi .

prefix denoting half.

HEMI-

Acronym	Definition
HEMI-➣Half (Prefix)

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