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quasi

/ˈkweɪzaɪ/ UK
/ˈkweɪsaɪ/ UK
/ˈkwɑːzi/ UK
/ˈkwɑːˌzaɪ/ US
/ˈkwɑːzi/ US
/ˈkwɑːsi/ US
/ˈkweɪˌzaɪ/ US
/ˈkweɪˌsaɪ/ US

Sounds like quasi- · Rhymes with -ɑːzi, -ɑːsi

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”).

adjective

not comparable Resembling or having a likeness to the named thing. So in summation gentlemen. What you have before you is a troop transport that can't carry troops, a reconnaissance vehicle that's too conspicuous to do reconnaissance, and a quasi tank that has less armor than a snowblower, god has enough ammo to take out half of D.C.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: similar, practically, seemingly, virtual, prospective, associate, virtually, almost, near, nearly, nigh, asif, quasi-, uday, seeming, ostensibly

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adj showing likeness

Español	cuasi
Deutsch	quasi
Italiano	quasi
Ελληνικά	οιονεί oioneí

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@misc{quasi_2026,
  title = {quasi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quasi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}