quasi

adjective

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qua·si | \ ˈkwā-ˌzī

, -ˌsī; ˈkwä-zē

, -sē \

Definition of quasi

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : having some resemblance usually by possession of certain attributes a quasi corporation

2 : having a legal status only by operation or construction of law and without reference to intent a quasi contract

quasi-

combining form

Definition of quasi- (Entry 2 of 2)

1 : in some sense or degree quasiperiodic quasi-judicial

2 : resembling in some degree quasiparticle

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Examples of quasi in a Sentence

Adjective And as more people adopt these teachings as quasi religions, some adherents say their belief systems are no less valid than those based on that older collection of maxims, the Ten Commandments. — Daniel McGinn, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2000 But also, bachelors, more than married people, blended the two spheres by making their public, non-familial peer group and other associations into quasi families and by carrying on their personal affairs in mostly public or semipublic places such as boardinghouses, saloons, the streets, clubhouses, and the like. — Howard P. Chudacoff, The Age of the Bachelor, 1999

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