One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
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Examples for "half "
Examples for "half "
1 Semihard; blue; goat; mellow; small; square; a quarter to a half pound.
2 Contaminated drinking water causes half a million deaths from diarrhoea each year.
3 Back then Hungary, along with Poland, led half of Europe towards freedom.
4 Just over half of Heineken's revenue last year came from western Europe.
5 His government ruled for half a year without winning a confidence vote.
1 Nearly one - half the working men in the State were in its employ.
2 But he was regarding her half in wonder and one-half in worship.
3 Then put in the eggs and one and one-half teaspoonful of soda.
4 In the average aeroplane it is about one - half square foot per pound.
5 Now place in the pan one and one-half cups of vegetable oil.
1 Dr Hermansson said that tag could work in one of two ways.
2 The statue is one of two placed in Dublin a year ago.
3 Spreading a brood among several figs will have one of two consequences.
4 For a deal to be agreed, one of two things must happen.
5 There are one of two areas, however, in which he can improve.
1 HALF, n. One of two equal parts into which a thing may be divided, or considered as divided.
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