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- adjective Alternative spelling of
semicircular .
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Examples
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Upon entering the theater's semi-circular lobby with the color-coded doors red, yellow, green, blue and orange we scanned the area and saw nary an usher in sight.
Alex Simon: My First R-rated Movie or... How I Became the James Bond of Covert Forbidden Film Viewing Alex Simon 2011
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I lay down on the table, my head pointed toward the semi-circular scanning device I would be pushed into.
Chocolate & Vicodin Jennette Fulda 2011
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For best results use one long slice that will fit all the way around the inner wall of the ramekin; for the bottom, if you can't cut one circular round, two semi-circular pieces are fine—they should overlap a little.
All They're Cracked Up to Be Charlotte Druckman 2011
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Children at Benning, for instance, can snuggle into their own semi-circular, naturally lit fantasy space; at Tenley-Friendship, they just get a box.
One of the best things for D.C. in decades Philip Kennicott 2011
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This, together with negarims small, semi-circular barriers of earth, will control the flow of water, slowing its run-off.
Small farmers in vanguard of Africa's battle for agricultural development | Mark Tran 2011
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I lay down on the table, my head pointed toward the semi-circular scanning device I would be pushed into.
Chocolate & Vicodin Jennette Fulda 2011
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They were fortunate to get a house with a beach view and a semi-circular deck facing the ocean.
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He starts with basic punches like jabs (a quick straight punch) and hooks (a semi-circular punch thrown at head level).
Getting Hooked on Kicks and Punches Jen Murphy 2010
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He starts with basic punches like jabs (a quick straight punch) and hooks (a semi-circular punch thrown at head level).
Getting Hooked on Kicks and Punches Jen Murphy 2010
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At the back of the Elysium, a fairy circle of glowing white tablecloths gave way to a dance floor, a semi-circular stage, and the battered piano where Mickey spent his evenings.
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