Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One of a people whose living habits are largely nomadic but who plant some crops at a base point.
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- noun A
seminomadic person.
Etymologies
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semi- + nomad
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Examples
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Isaac ventured into agriculture to such an extent as to allow us to classify him as a kind of seminomad.
Exposition of Genesis: Volume 1 1892-1972 1942
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