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Word: half (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Adjective:

  • Consisting of a moiety, or half (1/2, 50%)
  • Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect
  • of a sibling Having one parent (rather than two) in common
  • rare, of a relative other than a sibling Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two

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Adverb:

  • In two equal parts or to an equal degree; in some part approximating a half; partially; imperfectly

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Noun:

  • preceded by ?a? or a number The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
  • Half of a standard measure; frequently used British for half a pint of beer or cider.
  • obsolete part; side; behalf ? Wyclif
  • One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided; ? sometimes followed by of; as, a '''half''' of an apple.

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Verb:

  • transitive|obsolete To halve.

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