semi-permanent

See also: semipermanent

English

Etymology

semi- +‎ permanent

Adjective

semi-permanent (comparative more semi-permanent, superlative most semi-permanent)

1. Alternative form of semipermanent
   • 1961 July, “Glasgow emergency - the restoration of Clydeside steam suburban services”, in Trains Illustrated, page 431:

     The task was the harder in that the restored service had not only to start forthwith but also to last for several months pending modifications to the multiple-unit electric stock, and this called for organisation on a semi-permanent basis.

References

• “semi-permanent”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.