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Sem`i*nude" (?), a. Partially nude; half naked.

Sem"i*nymph` (?), n. (Zoöl.) The pupa of insects which undergo only a slight change in passing to the imago state.

Sem`i*oc*ca"sion*al*ly (?), adv. Once in a while; on rare occasions. [Colloq. U. S.]

Sem`i*of*fi"cial (?), a. Half official; having some official authority or importance; as, a semiofficial statement. -- Sem`i*of*fi"cial*ly, adv.

{ Se`mi*og"ra*phy (?), Se`mi*ol"o*gy (?), Se`mi*o*log"ic*al (?) }. Same as Semeiography, Semeiology, Semeiological.

Sem`i*o*pa"cous (?), a. Semiopaque.

Sem"i*o`pal (?), n. (Min.) A variety of opal not possessing opalescence.

Sem`i*o*paque" (?), a. Half opaque; only half transparent.

Sem`i*or*bic"u*lar (?), a. Having the shape of a half orb or sphere.

Se`mi*ot"ic (?), a. Same as Semeiotic.

Se`mi*ot"ics (?), n. Same as Semeiotics.

Sem`i*o"val (?), a. Half oval.

Sem`i*o"vate (?), a. Half ovate.

Sem`i*ox"y*gen*a`ted (?), a. Combined with oxygen only in part. Kirwan.

Sem`i*pa"gan (?), a. Half pagan.

{ Sem`i*pal"mate (?), Sem`i*pal"ma*ted (?), } a. (Zoöl.) Having the anterior toes joined only part way down with a web; half-webbed; as, a semipalmate bird or foot. See Illust. k under Aves.

Sem`i*pa*rab"o*la (?), n. (Geom.) One branch of a parabola, being terminated at the principal vertex of the curve.

Sem"i*ped (?), n. [L. semipes, semipedis; pref. semi- half + pes, pedis, a foot.] (Pros.) A half foot in poetry.

Se*mip"e*dal (?), a. (Pres.) Containing a half foot.

Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of John Cassianus, a French monk (died about 448), who modified the doctrines of Pelagius, by denying human merit, and maintaining the necessity of the Spirit's influence, while, on the other hand, he rejected the Augustinian doctrines of election, the inability of man to do good, and the certain perseverance of the saints.

Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an, a. Of or pertaining to the Semi-Pelagians, or their tenets.

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Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an*ism (sm`*p*l"j*an*z'm), n. The doctrines or tenets of the Semi- Pelagians.

Sem`i*pel*lu"cid (-pl*l"sd), a. Half clear, or imperfectly transparent; as, a semipellucid gem.

Sem`i*pel`lu*cid"i*ty (- pl`l*sd"*t), n. The quality or state of being imperfectly transparent.

Sem`i*pen"ni*form (-pn"n*fôrm), a. (Anat.) Half or partially penniform; as, a semipenniform muscle.

Sem`i*per"ma*nent, n. Half or partly permanent.

Sem`i*per*spic"u*ous (- pr*spk"*s), a. Half transparent; imperfectly clear; semipellucid.