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quasi-

pref.

To some degree; in some manner: quasi-stellar object.

[Latin quasi, as if; see quasi.]

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quasi-

combining form

1. almost but not really; seemingly: a quasi-religious cult.

2. resembling but not actually being; so-called: a quasi-scholar.

[from Latin, literally: as if]

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qua•si

(ˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -zi)

adj.

resembling; seeming; virtual: a quasi member.

[1905–10; independent use of quasi-]

quasi-

a combining form meaning “resembling,” “having some, but not all of the features of”: quasi-definition; quasi-scientific.

[< Latin quasi as if, as though =qua(m) as + sī if]

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quasi-

adverb

1. almost, partly The flame is a quasi-religious emblem of immortality.

adjective

1. pseudo-, so-called, apparent, seeming, would-be, near, pretended, virtual, fake, mock, synthetic, nominal, sham, semi- a quasi-biography or mythobiography

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quasi-

[ˈkweɪzaɪ, ˈkwɑːzɪ] PREFIX → cuasi-
quasi-religious → cuasi-religioso
quasi-revolutionary → cuasi-revolucionario

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quasi-

[ˈkweɪzaɪ- ˈkwɑːzi ˈkweɪsaɪ] prefix (with adj) → quasi; (with noun) → quasi-
quasi-religious → quasi religieux/euse
a quasi-monopoly → un quasi-monopole

quasi-

pref → quasi-, quasi; quasi-religious → quasireligiös; acting in a quasi-managerial role → quasi als Manager handelnd

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quasi-

[ˈkwɑːzɪ] pref → semi... (pej) → pseudo...
quasi-official adj → semiufficiale
quasi-religious adj → quasi religioso/a
quasi-revolutionary adj & n → pseudorivoluzionario/a

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The "Hymn to Hermes" differs from others in its burlesque, quasi- comic character, and it is also the best-known of the Hymns to English readers in consequence of Shelley's translation.

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Let [Q.sub.p]([beta]) and [Q.sub.p]([beta]\[omega]) be the penalized quasi- likelihood for the unperturbed and perturbed models, respectively.

Local Influence Analysis for Quasi-Likelihood Nonlinear Models with Random Effects

(12.) The modifier "quasi" is defined by Merriam-Websteras follows: "having some resemblance usually by possession of certain attributes." Similarly, the combining form "quasi-" is defined as follows: "in some way or sense, but not in a true, direct, or complete way; resembling in some degree." Also Merriam-Webster defines "cycle" as follows: "the series of a single, double, triple, and home run hit in any order by one player during one baseball game." Thus, a "quasi-cycle" is a cycle in some way or sense (i.e., it has four hits like a cycle, including a double, triple, and home run), but is not a true or complete cycle since it lacks the single, the single having been replaced by an additional long hit.