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▸ noun:  One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
▸ noun:  (sports) One of two equal periods into which a game is divided.
▸ noun:  (sports) One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
▸ noun:  Half of a standard measure, chiefly:
▸ noun:  (British) half a pint of beer or cider. (Refusing a pint) Just a half, thank you. (Offering to top up a pint glass) Do you want a half in that? (Minimizing the amount of drink taken) A swift half at the Pear Tree.
▸ noun:  (liquor trade) A barrel measure of 27 gallons (half a hogshead).
▸ noun:  (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
▸ noun:  Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
▸ noun:  (slang) A half sibling.
▸ noun:  (UK, dated) A child ticket. Two and a half to Paddington.
▸ noun:  (sports) abbreviated form for half marathon.
▸ adjective:  Consisting of a half (½, 50%).
▸ adjective:  Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
▸ adjective:  (of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
▸ adjective:  (of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
▸ adverb:  In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
▸ adverb:  In some part approximating a half.
▸ adverb:  Partially; imperfectly.
▸ adverb:  Practically, nearly.
▸ verb:  (transitive, obsolete) To halve.
▸ noun:  (numismatic slang) Clipping of half-dollar. [A coin worth one half of a dollar, typically 50 cents.]
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