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qua⋅si
[kwey-zahy, -sahy, kwah-see, -zee] 
–adjective
| resembling; seeming; virtual: a quasi member. |
quasi-
| a combining form meaning “resembling,” “having some, but not all of the features of,” used in the formation of compound words: quasi-definition; quasi-monopoly; quasi-official; quasi-scientific. |
Origin:
< L quasi as if, as though, equiv. to qua(m) as + sī if
< L quasi as if, as though, equiv. to qua(m) as + sī if
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| qua·si (kwā'zī', -sī', kwä'zē, -sē) adj. Having a likeness to something; resembling: a quasi success. [Middle English, as if, from Old French, from Latin quasi : quam, as; see kwo- in Indo-European roots + sī, if; see swo- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Quasi
Qua"si\ [L.] As if; as though; as it were; in a manner sense or degree; having some resemblance to; qualified; -- used as an adjective, or a prefix with a noun or an adjective; as, a quasi contract, an implied contract, an obligation which has arisen from some act, as if from a contract; a quasi corporation, a body that has some, but not all, of the peculiar attributes of a corporation; a quasi argument, that which resembles, or is used as, an argument; quasi historical, apparently historical, seeming to be historical.
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Language Translation for : quasi
Spanish:
casi,
German:
fast, beinahe,
Japanese:
ほとんど
quasi
1485, from L., "as if," from quam "as much as" + si "if."
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Main Entry: qua·si
Pronunciation: 'kwA-"zI, -"sI; 'kwä-zE, -sE
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin, as if, as it were, from quam as + si if
: having such a resemblance to another thing as to fall within its general category quasi corporation>
Main Entry: quasi
Function: adverb
: in some significant sense or degree —often used in combination <quasi-fiscal> —see also QUASI-JUDICIAL, QUASI-LEGISLATIVE
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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