semipermanent adj 1: relating to or extending over a relatively long time; "the long-run significance of the elections"; "the long- term reconstruction of countries damaged by the war"; "a long-term investment" [syn: {long-run}, {long-term}, {semipermanent}]
Semipermanent \Sem`i*per"ma*nent\, n. Half or partly permanent. [1913 Webster]