English
half-world
A hemisphere.
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Origin
From half + world, in later use after French demi-monde.
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- partEnglishhalf “One of two usually roughly equal parts into which anything may be divided, or considered as divided.”
- inheritedMiddle Englishhalf
- derivedFrenchdemi-monde
- partEnglishworld “The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in ge…”
- inheritedMiddle Englishworld
- inheritedOld Englishweorold
- inheritedMiddle Englishworld