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hemi-

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek prefix ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”), from ἥμισυς (hḗmisus, “half”). Doublet of semi-.

prefix

morpheme Half.
Similar: half-, semi-, demi-

Translations

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prefix half — see also half-, semi-, demi-

Français	hémi-
Ελληνικά	ημι- imi-

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"hemi-." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hemi-. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hemi-. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hemi-

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@misc{hemi_2026,
  title = {hemi-},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hemi-},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}