Almost the final house? (4)

I believe the answer is:

semi

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(Other definitions for semi that I've seen before include "Articulated lorry (US)" , "The last but one round" , "House joined to another" , "Prefix denoting half" , "Type of house (UK) - type of truck (US)" .)

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