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Half   /hæf/   Listen
Half

adjective
1.
Consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity.  "Lasted a half hour"
2.
Partial.  "He did only a half job"
3.
(of siblings) related through one parent only.  "Half sister"  Antonym: whole.
noun
(pl. halves)
1.
One of two equal parts of a divisible whole.  Synonym: one-half.  "Half an hour" , "A century and one half"
2.
One of two divisions into which some games or performances are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval.
adverb
1.
Partially or to the extent of a half.



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"Half" Quotes from Famous Books



... eyes brave Arjun shaded at the awe-inspiring sight, Half he wished to turn for shelter from ...
— Maha-bharata - The Epic of Ancient India Condensed into English Verse • Anonymous
... bare three and one-half centuries since modern science began, the churches had conducted an unremitting crusade against it. That much of this crusade had turned into a rear-guard action was due less to the weakness of the defenders of the ...
— The Necessity of Atheism • Dr. D.M. Brooks
... year ago, He was cornered by the foe; Neither party had a gun, But the odds were three to one And the Huns were fit and strong; One was lean and very long, One was short and stout of calf, While the third was half and half. ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, April 23, 1919 • Various
... the half-frenzied man noted the absence of certain family portraits and cried aloud, poignantly: "She is packing! She is going away!" And when Mrs. Lambert returned he seized her by the arm, his eyes wild and menacing. "Tell me the truth! ...
— The Tyranny of the Dark • Hamlin Garland
... and a half centuries have elapsed since De Soto, that prince among explorers, traversed the broad prairies that lie between the border highlands of the Western continent, and beheld the stream which watered the future empire of the world. His chroniclers ...
— Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 • Various


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