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semipermanent

[ sem-ee-pur-muh-nuhnt, sem-ahy- ]

adjective

  1. not quite permanent.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of semipermanent1

First recorded in 1885–90; semi- + permanent
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He said that, like many others without homes, finding semipermanent housing is a good start.

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Seagrass not only sustains myriad marine animals, it also soaks up carbon dioxide and semipermanently buries an abundance of carbon, known as blue carbon.

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You will receive payments on a semipermanent or permanent basis, which is dependent on the extent of the injuries that you suffered.

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Park rangers and sanitation crews clear them away, but they return, and some have managed to become semipermanent.

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It’s nothing much at all, simply a kind of semipermanent Wednesday of the soul, a spirit-flattening acceptance of stasis and complacency.

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