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Meaning of half

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  half
      adv 1: partially or to the extent of a half; "he was half hidden
             by the bushes"
      adj 1: consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or
             quantity; "a half chicken"; "lasted a half hour"
      2: partial; "gave me a half smile"; "he did only a half job"
      3: (of siblings) related through one parent only; "a half
         brother"; "half sister" [ant: {whole}]
      n 1: one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf";
           "half an hour"; "a century and one half" [syn: {one-half},
           {half}]
      2: one of two divisions into which some games or performances
         are divided: the two divisions are separated by an interval

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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