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What does half mean?

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Adjective
  1. Consisting of a moiety, or half (1/2, 50%).
  2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
  3. (of a sibling) Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
  4. (rare, of a relative other than a sibling) Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
Adverb
  1. In two equal parts or to an equal degree
  2. in some part approximating a half;
  3. partially; imperfectly
Noun
  1. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided
    1. (sports) One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
  2. Half of a standard measure; frequently used (Britain) for half a pint of beer or cider.
  3. (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
  4. (obsolete) part; side; behalf
  5. Any of the three terms at Eton College, for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
  6. (slang) A half sibling.
Verb
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To halve.
Preposition
  1. (Britain, Ireland) a half-hour after, thirty minutes after (used with the number of the hour)
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