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24 Dec 2018
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When would you use the word “quasi”?
I heard it on a podcast once before. 🎶
Is it a common word?
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When would you use the word “quasi”?
I heard it on a podcast once before. 🎶
Is it a common word?
✨
Thank you✨
I heard it on a podcast once before. 🎶
Is it a common word?
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Thank you✨
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- English (US)
"Quasi" means "semi / partly" or "not really."
"Quasi" is not a word on its own. It's a prefix that's always attached to another word. It's "common" in that I wouldn't expect to hear it once a day or even once a week but it's definitely not unusual.
examples:
"She's only a quasi-friend so I'm not inviting her."
"Don't believe that quasi-science!"
"I'm only quasi-watching this movie so I might as well turn it off."
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- English (US)
"Quasi" means "semi / partly" or "not really."
"Quasi" is not a word on its own. It's a prefix that's always attached to another word. It's "common" in that I wouldn't expect to hear it once a day or even once a week but it's definitely not unusual.
examples:
"She's only a quasi-friend so I'm not inviting her."
"Don't believe that quasi-science!"
"I'm only quasi-watching this movie so I might as well turn it off."
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Thank you! @MiniMeg
Now I understand this word more🙏✨
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