plural of semi-colony

(Marxism) A country which is officially an independent and sovereign nation, but in reality dependent and dominated by one or more countries.

Alternative form of semipositive

Being or relating to a form of script that resembles a cut-down version of uncial, used from around the 3rd to the 8th century.

A tractor-trailer / A semi-tractor, the tractor unit on an articulated truck

(Ireland) state-owned but managed independently along commercial lines / ceremonial, but somewhat less ornate, formal, or prestigious than would be classed as "state"

(jazz) A stressed note, deliberately incorrect. / (guitar) A barely thumb-muted pinch harmonic that does not completely deaden the fundamental note.

Alternative form of semiskilled

The position (of the subject of a photograph or portrait) of being partly in profile, but partly turned away from the side.

Alternative form of semidecent