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21Half-truth — A half truth comes in several forms, and is a deceptive statement, that includes some element of truth. The statement might be partly true, the statement may be totally true but only part of the whole truth, or it may utilize some deceptive… …
22half*/*/*/ — [hɑːf] (plural halves [hɑːvz] ) grammar word summary: Half can be: ■ a determiner: We live half a mile up the road. ■ a pronoun: Let s share the prize money. You can have half. ♦ Half of us are still unemployed. ■ an adjective: We ordered a half… …
23Half guinea — The British Half Guinea gold coin was first produced in 1669, some years after the Guinea entered circulation. During the reign of King Charles II, the elephant and castle logo of the Africa Company appeared on some coins from 1676 to 1684,… …
24half-breed — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half breed : singular half breed plural half breeds offensive an offensive word for a person who has parents of two different races, especially someone with one white parent and one native american or black… …
25half-caste — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms half caste : singular half caste plural half castes offensive an offensive word for someone who has one white parent and one black parent. A more polite expression is person of mixed race …
26Half precision — In computing, half precision is a computer numbering format that occupies only half of one storage location (word) in computer memory at some address. A half precision number may be defined to be a binary or decimal integer, fixed point, or… …
27half-hour — I UK / US adjective [only before noun] lasting for 30 minutes a half hour meeting/session/documentary II UK / US noun Word forms half hour : singular half hour plural half hours 1) half hour or half an hour [countable, usually singular] a period… …
28Half step — Step Step, n. [AS. st[ae]pe. See {Step}, v. i.] 1. An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot; a pace. [1913 Webster] 2. A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a ladder.… …
29Word Perfect — WordPerfect Entwickler: Corel (bis 1996: Novell bis 1994: WordPerfect Corporation, seit 1986 der neue Name von Satellite Software International) Aktuelle Version: 14 / X4 – bisher nur in Englisch verfügbar (April 2008) Betriebssystem …
30half — 1. a unit of proportion equal to 1/2. The English word half, like the German prefix halb , is often placed before the name of a unit to create a combination which functions as a new unit equal to half the old one. Half dozen, half hour, and… …
