[sem-ee-aw-tuh-mat-ik, sem-ahy-] 
| 1. | partly automatic. |
| 2. | (of a firearm) automatically ejecting the cartridge case of a fired shot and loading the next cartridge from the magazine but requiring a squeeze of the trigger to fire each individual shot. |
| 3. | a self-loading rifle or other firearm. |
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