Semibasement
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A basement which is only partially below ground level.
"In what has become the South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's highest-grossing film, a struggling family of four, the Kims, who live in a semi-basement apartment in a forgotten warren of Seoul, ingratiate themselves through lies, document forgeries, and beguiling charm into service roles at the pristine home of the rich Park family."
Example
More examples"In what has become the South Korean director Bong Joon-ho's highest-grossing film, a struggling family of four, the Kims, who live in a semi-basement apartment in a forgotten warren of Seoul, ingratiate themselves through lies, document forgeries, and beguiling charm into service roles at the pristine home of the rich Park family."
Etymology
From semi- + basement.
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