Quasi

Morpheme

Quasi

Type

free base

Denotation

almost, somewhat, as if

Etymology

Latin quasi, quam “as” + si “if”

Evidence

quasi, quasicrystal, quasigeostrophic, quasijudicial, quasimolecular, quasiparticle, quasiperiodic, quasipolitical, quasirealistic, quasistatic, quasiuniform

Notes

often found in hyphenated compounds