quasi
pronunciation
How to pronounce quasi in British English:
UK [ˈkwɑːzi(ː)]
How to pronounce quasi in American English:
US [ˈkwɑsi]
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- Adjective:
- having some resemblance
Word Origin
- quasi (adv.)
- late 15c., Latin, in hypothetical comparisons, "as if, just as if, as though;" in real comparisons "just as, as;" in approximation, "somewhat like, nearly, not far from;" from quam "as" relative pronominal adverb of manner (see who) + si "if," from PIE pronominal stem *swo- "so" (see so).
Example
- 1. Yet it has also ushered in a quasi renaissance in infographics ; new methods for visualising data that tell a compelling story .
- 2. First is the extraordinary rift in opec and the move by the surplus capacity countries towards a quasi co-ordinated decision to calm markets by providing new supply .
- 3. The group also includes the second generation of quasi local funds founded by individuals who ran internal hedge funds out of asia for firms like goldman sachs and are now doing their own thing .
- 4. Today , weather modification is seen as a sort of quasi science , located at the indistinct crossroads of meteorology , cloud physics and atmospheric research and hampered by a lack of evidence .
- 5. It is thought that females gauge the desirability of males by components of their songs which include trills noise bursts " short tonal " calls and " quasi constant frequency calls . "