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half
1 a: either of two equal parts that compose something; also : a part approximately equal to one of these <half the distance> <the larger half of the fortune> b: half an hour —used in designation of time2: one of a pair: as a: partner b: semester, term c: either of the two equal periods that together make up the playing time of some games (as football); also : the midpoint in playing time <the score was tied at the half> 3: half-dollar4: halfback
— by half
: by a great deal — by halves
: in part : halfheartedly — half again as
: one-and-a-half times as <half again as many> — in half
: into two equal or nearly equal parts
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