Word: semiquote
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: se
mi
quote
Definition: A punctuation mark to indicate that the text is a semi-quote, i.e. a close paraphrase that uses some of the author's original words.
Morphemes:
Affix: semi-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: somewhat, rather, quasi-
Etymology Compounds: Affix: semi-
Language: la
Decoded: semi-
Meaning: half
Affix: quote
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A quotation mark; a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
Etymology Compounds: Affix: quotus
Language: la
Decoded: quotus
Meaning: which, what number