one-half

one-half
noun
one of two equal parts of a divisible whole (Freq. 7)
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half a loaf

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half an hour

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a century and one half

Syn: ↑half
Hypernyms: ↑common fraction, ↑simple fraction
Hyponyms: ↑fifty percent, ↑moiety, ↑mediety

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