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half.

half

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɦɑlf/
  1. half

    not-comparable
  2. half before the next whole

    not-comparable
  3. the middle of that month

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch half, from Old Dutch half, from Proto-West Germanic *halb, from Proto-Germanic *halbaz. Cognate with English half, German halb, West Frisian heal, Danish halv.

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