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halves

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noun

  1. One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.“I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple.”
  2. Half of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider.
  3. (preceded by “a” or a number) The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.“Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.”
  4. Part; side; behalf.

verb

  1. To reduce to half the original amount.
  2. To divide into two halves.
  3. To make up half of.
  4. To join two pieces of timber etc. by cutting away each for half its thickness at the joining place, and fitting together.

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