Seemingly; apparently but not really; partly or almost.
From Latin quasi, as if, as though, almost.
In Physics, a quasicrystal is one that is locally regular but whose patterns do not repeat themselves indefinitely, and a quasiparticle is a packet or quantum of energy that in some respects can behave as an subatomic particle but is not one. A quasi-judicial body is one outside the legal system but which has powers of investigation and enforcement that resemble those of a court.
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