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plural of half
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1
one of two equal or nearly equal parts
- to be fair, we should each get half the pie
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2
either of a pair matched in one or more qualities
- it's the bottom half of the ninth inning, and the Yankees are up at bat
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halves
verbpresent tense third-person singular of halve
Synonyms & Antonyms of halves (Entry 2 of 2)
as in dissects, subdivides
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- bifurcates,
- bisects,
- cleaves,
- dichotomizes,
- dissects,
- fractionalizes,
- fractionates,
- partitions,
- quarters,
- segments,
- subdivides,
- trisects
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