Semi vs Preliminary - What's the difference?
semi | preliminary |
(UK, Australia, Canada) A semi-detached house.
* 2008 , Elliott Placks, quoted in Helen Isbister, Morris Bryant, Property , Career FAQs, Australia,
* 2008 , Barry Goodchild, Homes, Cities and Neighbourhoods: Planning and the Residential Landscapes of Modern Britain ,
A semitrailer; a tractor-trailer; an eighteen-wheeler.
* 2011 , Eamonn Duff, Schapelle Corby: The Untold Story Behind Her Ill-Fated Drug Run , Allen & Unwin, Australia,
A semifinal.
(slang) A partial erection.
* 2010 , Mickey Erlach, Video Boys (page 158)
in preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory
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A preparation for a main matter; an introduction
Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists
A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing
As nouns the difference between semi and preliminary
is that semi is a semi-detached house while preliminary is a preparation for a main matter; an introduction.As an adjective preliminary is
in preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.semi
English
(wikipedia semi)Noun
(en noun)page 40,
- I?m selling two side-by-side semis that are currently under construction, a waterfront apartment and a house in Rose Bay.
page 52,
- The smaller semis of the 1920s and 1930s were closely related to the three bedroom pre-1919 narrow fronted terraces, at least to the larger pre-1919 terraces.
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- All night we couldn?t hear each other speak because of the sound of semis changing gear to get over the hill.
- The twink got a semi just from that look.
Anagrams
* ----preliminary
English
(wikipedia preliminary)Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(-)- These are just the preliminary results.
- And then, after a few preliminary tries, the whole farm burst out into 'Beasts of England' in tremendous unison.