The difference between Half and Moiety
When used as nouns, half means one of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. one of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game, whereas moiety means a half.
Half is also preposition with the meaning: a half-hour after, thirty minutes after .
Half is also adverb with the meaning: in two equal parts or to an equal degree.
Half is also verb with the meaning: to halve.
Half is also adjective with the meaning: consisting of a half (1/2, 50%).
check bellow for the other definitions of Half and Moiety
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Half as an adjective:
Consisting of a half (1/2, 50%).
Examples:
"a half bushel''; ''a half hour''; ''a half dollar''; ''a half view"
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Half as an adjective:
Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half; approximately a half, whether more or less; partial; imperfect.
Examples:
"a half dream''; ''half knowledge"
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Half as an adjective (of a sibling):
Having one parent (rather than two) in common.
Examples:
"A m half brother or m half sister"
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Half as an adjective (rare, of a relative other than a sibling):
Related through one common grandparent or ancestor rather than two.
Examples:
"A m half uncle or m half aunt or m half cousin"
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Half as an adverb:
In two equal parts or to an equal degree.
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Half as an adverb:
In some part approximating a half.
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Half as an adverb:
Partially; imperfectly.
Examples:
"half-colored''; ''half done''; ''half-hearted''; ''half persuaded''; ''half conscious"
"He does sometimes half wish to change his life, but it is too difficult."
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Half as a noun (sports):
One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided. One of the two opposite parts of the playing field of various sports, in which each starts the game.
Examples:
"I ate the slightly smaller half of the apple."
"You don't know the half of it."
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Half as a noun (British):
Half of a standard measure; frequently used for half a pint of beer or cider.
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Half as a noun (preceded by “a” or a number):
The fraction obtained by dividing 1 by 2.
Examples:
"Three-quarters minus a quarter is a half."
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Half as a noun (obsolete):
Part; side; behalf.
Examples:
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Half as a noun:
Any of the three terms at , for Michaelmas, Lent, and summer.
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Half as a noun (slang):
A half sibling.
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Half as a noun (UK, archaic):
A child ticket.
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Half as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To halve.
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Half as a preposition (UK, Ireland):
A half-hour after, thirty minutes after .
Examples:
"'half one half past one, 1:30 inline=1"
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Moiety as a noun:
A half.
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Moiety as a noun:
A share or portion, especially a smaller share.
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Moiety as a noun (anthropology):
Each descent group in a culture which is divided exactly into two descent groups.
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Moiety as a noun (chemistry):
A specific segment of a molecule.
Examples:
"Aniline has both a phenyl and an amino moiety."