Quasi
['kweɪzaɪ] or [ˈkwezaɪ]
Definition
(adj.) having some resemblance; 'a quasi success'; 'a quasi contract' .
Editor: Vicky--From WordNet
Definition
(-) 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.
Typist: Manfred
Synonyms and Synonymous
[L.] Apparently, as if, as though, as it were, in a certain sense, to a certain extent, in a manner.
Inputed by Julio
Definition
conj. and adv. as if: in a certain manner sense or degree—in appearance only as 'quasi-historical ' &c.
Inputed by Bennett
Examples
- Amidst the vast ruins of the city of Rome half-independent families of quasi-noble adventurers and their retainers maintained themselves. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- There arose a number of quasi-independent city states to the north of Rome, the papal capital. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Nowhere did it possess any quasi-divine image of God. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- For the most part these European towns were independent or quasi-independent aristocratic republics. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We know of no bones or other remains in Europe or America of the quasi-human beings of half a million years ago, who made and used these implements. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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