IPA Transcription of "semi" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “semi” is /ˈsɛmaɪ/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈsemiː/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈsɛmɪ/

Similar Pronunciations

/sɛmaɪt/1

/sɛmaɪz/1

/sʊmaɪ/1

/sʌmaɪ/1

/ɛmaɪ/1

Derivations

  • semis/ˈseɪmɪs/ /ˈsɛmaɪz/

Items

  • SEMIindustry association comprising companies involved in the electronics design and manufacturing supply chain
  • SemiWikimedia disambiguation page
  • SEMIItalian tourism company
  • SemiSwedish television series from 2013

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