semilapsed

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Etymology[edit]

semi- +‎ lapsed

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semilapsed (not comparable)

  1. Partially lapsed.
    • 2008 June 6, Robin Finn, “No Bed of Roses for a Sudden First Lady”, in New York Times[1]:
      MRS. PATERSON, a runner and semilapsed vegetarian — she eats meat once a week to fend off anemia — spends weekdays in Manhattan with her son and commutes to Albany most weekends; she and her husband rented out their house in Guilderland, an Albany suburb, and have moved into the Executive Mansion, where she is continuing Ms. Wall Spitzer’s “greening” initiative.

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