What does Quasi mean?
Definitions for Quasi
ˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -ziquasi
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Princeton's WordNet
quasi(a)adjective
having some resemblance
"a quasi success"; "a quasi contract"
Wiktionary
quasiadjective
resembling or having a likeness to something
Etymology: From quasi.
Wikipedia
Quasi
Quasi (phonetics 'kwa - zee') is an American indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993 by former spouses Sam Coomes (vocals, guitar, rocksichord, various keyboards, bass) and Janet Weiss (vocals and drums). Joanna Bolme performed and recorded with the group as a bassist from 2007 to 2011.
Webster Dictionary
Quasi
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
Etymology: [L.]
Wikidata
Quasi
Quasi is an American indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993 by ex-husband and wife Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss. Joanna Bolme performed and recorded with the group as a bassist from 2007 to 2011.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Quasi
kwā′sī, conj. and adv. as if: in a certain manner, sense, or degree—in appearance only, as 'quasi-historical,' &c. [L.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Quasi in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Quasi in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of Quasi in a Sentence
Government must guard against quasi-monopoly suppliers becoming too important to fail, and encourage competition through, for example, splitting up contracts to encourage (smaller businesses) to bid for work.
If you look at Alberta relative to other quasi-sovereign credits around the world, it's in very, very good shape.
If you have a broad historical sense you will understand that even if Putin says he's killing terrorists or even if China says they're fighting the Uyghur nationalists that doesn't mean they're on our side, putin is a former KGB colonel, he's a thug, he's a vicious man. He runs a country in which journalists get murdered if they disagree with the Kremlin. China is the world's last communist dictatorship. It may be running around doing quasi-capitalist things but it is a one party state and to say that we have shared interests. No Mr. Trump, we don't and we should really stick to the friends we already have.
The green agenda is a kind of cult-like, quasi-religious movement, they will go as long as governments push that agenda and there's no indication in Europe or in the U.S. currently, that this is going to go away.
Legal scholars call it quasi membership.
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