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semivir.

a half-man, half man and half beast, semihomo, e.g., the centaur Chiron

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈseː.mɪ.wɪr]Classical-Latin[ˈsɛː.mi.vir]
  1. a half-man, half man and half beast, semihomo, e.g., the centaur Chiron

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  2. a half-man in a derogatory sense of seeming effeminate or unmanly

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  3. castrated man, eunuch

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  4. hermaphrodite

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin semi- Latin vir Latin sēmivir From semi- (“half”) + vir (“man”).

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