Semi-, Hemi-, Demi-: What's the Difference?
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English has a number of prefixes that come from the concept of “half.” Why do we have so many? And what’s the difference between them?
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Words With the Prefix DEMI, HEMI
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Hip - Hemiarthroplasty - AOA Orthopedic Specialists
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Semi-Permanent vs Permanent and Demi-Permanent Hair Color
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What's the Difference Between Permanent, Semi-Permanent and Demi-Permanent Hair Colors? — Inscape Beauty Salon
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What's the difference between the prefixes 'semi-', 'hemi-', and 'demi-' (notably seen in 'hemidemisemiquaver', i.e. a 64th note)? - Quora
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Semi-continuity - Wikipedia
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How HEMI Engines Work
What's the difference between a demigod, a semigod and a hemigod? - Quora
How HEMI Engines Work
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Demi- Semi- Hemi- Demi- Semi- Quaver' Men's Sport T-Shirt
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Fun with Punctuation Marks
440 Six Pack versus 426 Hemi! It's - David Freiburger