halves
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noun
- 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.”
- 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.“Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half.”
- Part; side; behalf.
verb
- To reduce to half the original amount.
- To divide into two halves.
- To make up half of.
- 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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