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Q0020800 (kwā′zī′, kwä′zē)adj. Having a likeness to something; resembling: a quasi success.

[Middle English, as if, from Old French, from Latin : quam, as; see k^wo- in Indo-European roots + sī, if; see swo- in Indo-European roots.]

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(ˈkweɪzaɪ; -saɪ; ˈkwɑːzɪ) advas if; as it were[from Latin, literally: as if]

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(ˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -zi)

adj. resembling; seeming; virtual: a quasi member. [1905–10; independent use of quasi-]

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a combining form meaning “resembling,” “having some, but not all of the features of”: quasi-definition; quasi-scientific. [< Latin quasi as if, as though =qua(m) as + sī if]

Thesaurus

Adj.

quasi - having some resemblance; "a quasi success"; "a quasi contract"similar - marked by correspondence or resemblance; "similar food at similar prices"; "problems similar to mine"; "they wore similar coats"

Translations

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Quasi

[Latin, Almost as it were; as if; analogous to.] In the legal sense, the term denotes that one subject has certain characteristics in common with another subject but that intrinsic and material differences exist between them.

A Quasi Contract is an obligation invoked by law in the absence of an agreement. Its purpose is to create a legal duty where, in fact, no promise or agreement was entered into by the parties.

When an Administrative Agency makes rules and regulations, it is acting in a quasi-legislative capacity.

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(kway-zeye, kwah-zee) adj., adv. from Latin for "as if," almost, somewhat, to a degree (always used in combination with another word). Quasi refers to things and actions which are not exactly or fully what they might appear, but have to be treated "as if" they were.

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‘as if.

QUASI. A Latin word in frequent use in the civil law signifying as if, almost. It marks the resemblance, and supposes a little difference between two objects. Dig. b. 11, t. 7, 1. 8, Sec. 1. Civilians use the expressions quasi-contractus, quasi-delictum, quasi-possessio quasi-traditio, &c.

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QUASI➣Quad und ATV (All Terrain Vehicle) Services International GmbH & Co. (German: Quad and ATV Services International; Germany)

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adj having some resemblance

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