half
Because it is a word with a single syllable, half is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofhalf
- One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.
Example: "I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple."
- Half of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider.
- (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
Example: "Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half."
- Part; side; behalf.
- Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
- A half sibling.
- A child ticket.
- To halve.
- Consisting of a half (1/2, 50%).
Example: "a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view"
- Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
Example: "a half dream; half knowledge"
- (of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
- (rare, of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
- In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
- In some part approximating a half.
- Partially; imperfectly.
Example: "He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult."
- A half-hour after, thirty minutes after (used with the number of the hour).
Example: "half one"
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