/də.mi/
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Translation
half
Word origin
From Latin dimidius ('half'), from dis- ('apart') and medius ('middle').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- dimidius
- English cognates
- demi-, medium, mid
Grammar
Femininedemie
Masc pluraldemis
Fem pluraldemies
Examples
-?
Shall we meet in half an hour?
- .
He ate half an apple this morning.
-.
The baby has been asleep for half an hour.
, ' .
I will have a half pint of beer, please.
!
It is already half past three!
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