noun
Meaning 1
One of two equal parts (1/2, 1⁄2, 0.5).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
one-half
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noun
Meaning 2
One-half lengthwise pad paper or one-half crosswise pad paper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
one of two equal parts of a divisible whole
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- half a loaf
- half an hour
- a century and one half
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: half
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: common fraction, simple fraction
Narrower terms: fifty percent, moiety, mediety
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: puolet — 1/2
- Finnish: puolikas — 1/2
- German: ein Halb — 1/2
- Malay: separuh — 1/2
- Portuguese: um meio — 1/2
- Swahili: nusu — 1/2
Real reading context