semibasement

[sem-ee-beys-muhnt, sem-ahy-, sem-ee-beys-, sem-ahy-]

sem·i·base·ment

[sem-ee-beys-muhnt, sem-ahy-, sem-ee-beys-, sem-ahy-]
noun
a basement partly above ground, as in a house built on a slope.

Origin:
1870–75; semi- + basement
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