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half- prefix

  • half or partial; not complete
 sēmi-

half adjective

  /haf/ , /haːf/ , /hæf/ , /hɐːf/ , /hɑːf/ , /hɛəf/
  • Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
 dīmidium, sēmis

half noun

  /haf/ , /haːf/ , /hæf/ , /hɐːf/ , /hɑːf/ , /hɛəf/
  • One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
 dīmidium, dimidium
  • (British) half a pint of beer or cider. (Refusing a pint) Just a half, thank you. (Offering to top up a pint glass) Do you want a half in that? (Minimizing the amount of drink taken) A swift half at the Pear Tree.
  • (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
 semis
half brother
agnatus, frater agnatus, frater consanguineus, frater uterinus, uterinus, semifrater, semigermanus
half sister
agnata, soror agnata, soror consanguineus, uterina, uterina soror, semisoror
half-moon
luna dimidiata
one and a half
sēsqui
half-breed
hibrida, mixtīcius
half-hour
sēmihōra
half sibling
semifratrem, semifrater, semigermane, semisoror
half-naked
sēminūdus
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