quasi

See also: quasi-

§English

§Etymology

From Latin quasi (“as if”).

§Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkweɪ.zaɪ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkwɑ.zi/, /ˈkwɑ.zaɪ/

§Adjective

quasi (not comparable)

1. resembling or having a likeness to something
   • 2000, Henry Martyn Robert; Sarah Corbin Robert, Robert's Rules of Order, edition 10th revised, page 522:

     The presiding officer of the assembly does not appoint a chairman of the quasi committee, but remains in the chair himself throughout its proceedings.

§Derived terms

• quasi-

§Translations

showing likeness

• Dutch: quasi-
• German: quasi (de)

• Greek: οιονεί (el) (oioneí)
• Norwegian: kvasi- (no)

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§Dutch

§Etymology

From Latin quasi (“as if”).

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʋaːzi/

• Audio

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§Adverb

quasi

1. quasi

§Synonyms

• alsof

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§French

§Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quasi.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kazi/

§Adverb

quasi

1. (dated, colloquial, regional or literary) almost, nearly

§Anagrams

• quais

§External links

• “quasi” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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§German

§Etymology

From Latin quasi.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkvaːzi]

• Audio (Austria)

  (file)

• Audio

  (file)

§Adverb

quasi

1. effectively, as it were

§Synonyms

• gewissermaßen, sozusagen

§External links

• quasi in Duden online

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§Guernésiais

§Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quasi.

§Adverb

quasi

1. almost, nearly

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§Italian

§Etymology

From Latin quasi.

§Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkwaː.zi]

§Adverb

quasi

1. nearly, almost
2. hardly

§Synonyms

• circa
• pressappoco

§Related terms

• quasiché

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§Latin

§Etymology

From quam (“as”) + sī (“if”).

§Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʷa.si/

§Conjunction

quasi

1. as if

§Descendants

• Dutch: quasi
• English: quasi
• French: quasi
• German: quasi

• Italian: quasi
• Novial: quasi
• Portuguese: quase
• Spanish: casi

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§Novial

§Etymology

From Latin quasi.

§Conjunction

quasi

1. as if, as it were