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Definitions for Quasi
ˈkweɪ zaɪ, -saɪ, ˈkwɑ si, -ziquasi

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. quasi(a)adjective

    having some resemblance

    "a quasi success"; "a quasi contract"

Wiktionary

  1. quasiadjective

    resembling or having a likeness to something

  2. Etymology: From quasi.

Wikipedia

  1. 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.

ChatGPT

  1. quasi

    Quasi is a prefix used to indicate something that appears to be or resembles, but is not fully or exactly what it appears to be. It suggests a partial or approximate similarity or resemblance to a particular concept or category.

Webster Dictionary

  1. 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

  2. Etymology: [L.]

Wikidata

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Quasi in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Quasi in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Quasi in a Sentence

  1. Kyrylo Budanov:

    The occupiers will try to pull the occupied territories into a single quasi-state structure and pit it against independent Ukraine.

  2. Naomi Kahn:

    The Palestinian Authority and Palestinian Authority supporters have proven willing, even eager, to destroy the physical remains of thousands of years of Judeo-Christian culture in an attempt to make way for a fictitious quasi-historical narrative that supports their political agenda.

  3. Liz Salmi:

    It's not a medical document, it's a quasi-legal document.

  4. Margaret Hodge:

    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.

  5. Chris Painter:

    They say there's no honor among thieves. You would still get, I think, good leads, if [ informants ] can do State Department anonymously and they get paid anonymously, even if they're quasi state-sponsored, they might just do State Department. Because money's still king.

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