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qua⋅si

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

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
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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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Word Origin & History

quasi 
1485, from L., "as if," from quam "as much as" + si "if."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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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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