Prefix: SEMI-
Prefix: SEMI-
Look at this shape.What type of shape is it?
It is a semicircle.
Even if you had never seen a semicircle before, you could know that a semicircle is half of a circle just by looking at the word semicircle. How could you do that?
Semicircle contains the prefix semi-.
A prefix is a word or group of letters that is placed before a word. It changes the meaning of the word and helps you understand the word.
Semi- is a prefix that means "half" or "somewhat". So a semicircle is half a circle.
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