half-world

noun

Examples of half-world in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On a sultry Monday night a half-world away from where her problems began, the 23-year-old earned a gold medal at world championships in the biggest 100-meter race this side of the Olympics. CBS News, 22 Aug. 2023 Being in that half-world of reality and filming was genuinely terrifying. Simon Thompson, Forbes, 6 May 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1866, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of half-world was in 1866

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“Half-world.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half-world. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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