Semianimate
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Partly, but not truly or wholly, alive. not-comparable
"As the balance of power gradually tips in favor of blockage, the semianimate voice of the instrument fades into the mechanism of silence […]"
Example
More examples"As the balance of power gradually tips in favor of blockage, the semianimate voice of the instrument fades into the mechanism of silence […]"
Etymology
From semi- + animate.
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