qua·si

[kwey-zahy, -sahy, kwah-see, -zee]
adjective
resembling; seeming; virtual: a quasi member.

Origin:
independent use of quasi-

quasi, queasy.
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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:
< Latin quasi as if, as though, equivalent to qua(m) as + if

pseudo-, quasi-.
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quasi (ˈkweɪzaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑːzɪ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adv
as if; as it were
 
[from Latin, literally: as if]

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 L., lit: as if]

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quasi
late 15c., from L., "as if," from quam "as much as" + si "if."
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Example sentences
There is another argument for seeing the journal industry as quasi-monopolistic.
As a quasi-commercial endeavor, this website has an interest in getting people
  to see as many ads as possible.
Blame itself can be statistically apportioned in a quasi-scientific manner.
To reject it out of hand is irrational, indeed, quasi-religious.
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