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Word: Half
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English half, healf, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch half and German halb (adjectives). The earliest meaning of the Germanic base was ‘side’, also a noun sense in Old English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
hɑːf
Dialects: British English
Definition:
either of two equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided
Short Definition:either of two parts into which thing is divided
Examples:- two and a half years
- the northern half of the island
- divide the cake in half
- spending was reduced by half
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