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half-year

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The period of time equal to half a year; normally referred to as 6 months, but a half-year is more exactly 182.5 days (without a leap day)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From half- + year.

Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Northern Altai: чарым чыл (čarïm čïl) — period of half a year
  • Southern Altai: јарым јыл (ǰarïm ǰïl) — period of half a year
  • Southern Altai: јарымјылдык (ǰarïmǰïldïk) — period of half a year
  • Armenian: կես տարի (kes tari) — period of half a year
  • Armenian: կիսամյակ (kisamyak) — period of half a year
  • Belarusian: паўго́да (pawhóda) — period of half a year
  • Belarusian: паўго́ддзе (pawhóddzje) — period of half a year
  • Bulgarian: полуго́дие (polugódie) — period of half a year
  • Chinese Cantonese: 半年 (bun3 nin4) — period of half a year
  • Chinese Mandarin: 半年 (bànnián) — period of half a year
  • Danish: halvår — period of half a year
  • Dutch: halfjaar — period of half a year
  • Esperanto: duonjaro — period of half a year
  • Finnish: vuosipuolisko — period of half a year
  • French: demi-année — period of half a year
  • German: Halbjahr — period of half a year
  • German: Jahreshälfte — period of half a year
  • Greek: εξάμηνο (exámino) — period of half a year
  • Greek: εξαμηνία (examinía) — period of half a year
  • Hindi: अयन (ayan) — period of half a year
  • Icelandic: misseri — period of half a year
  • Japanese: 半年 — period of half a year
  • Korean: 반년 (bannyeon) — period of half a year
  • Latin: sēmiennium — period of half a year
  • Norwegian Bokmål: halvår — period of half a year
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: halvår — period of half a year
  • Polish: półrocze — period of half a year
  • Portuguese: semestre — period of half a year
  • Russian: полго́да (polgóda) — period of half a year
  • Russian: полуго́дие (polugódije) — period of half a year
  • Scottish Gaelic: leth-bhliadhna — period of half a year
  • Swedish: halvår — period of half a year
  • Ukrainian: півро́ку (pivróku) — period of half a year
  • Ukrainian: піврі́ччя (pivríččja) — period of half a year