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What is "semipermanent"

The Collaborative International Dictionary
Semipermanent

Semipermanent \Sem`i*per"ma*nent\, n. Half or partly permanent.

Wiktionary
semipermanent

a. Neither temporary nor entirely permanent; of indefinite duration

WordNet
semipermanent

adj. relating to or extending over a relatively long time; "the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long-term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment" [syn: long-run, long-term]

Usage examples of "semipermanent".

In all, 702 hexes maintained permanent or semipermanent representatives in Zone, and had their own interzone council with rotating chairmanship.

A shrill quarrel erupted in the kitchen, where pots and tubs and ladles rattled as though a minor tremor had settled there on a semipermanent basis.

Hakonin guarded the wagons with their precious siege engines, supplies, extra weapons, treasure and loot, and the ironworks that could be set up as forges in a semipermanent camp.

Having no hold to be proud of, the holdless residing in Igen cavern had no pride of place either, and any accommodation, transient or semipermanent, was marked by mute evidence of their occupancy.