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semi-automatic
(semi-automat¦ic)
adjective
partially automatic:
a semi-automatic gearbox
(of a firearm) having a mechanism for self-loading but not for continuous firing:
semi-automatic rifles
noun
a semi-automatic firearm:
my Browning semi-automatic
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