English

half-year

The period of time equal to half a year; normally referred to as 6 months, but a half-year is more exactly 182.5 days (without a leap day)

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    From half- + year.

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    • prefixEnglishhalf- “half or partial; not complete”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishhalf-
        • inheritedOld Englishhealf-
    • partEnglishyear “A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.”
      • inheritedMiddle Englishyeer
        • inheritedOld Englishġēar “year”

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