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Half

Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half hour; a half dollar; a half view.

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Fractional 84% connected

Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers.

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Fractional 84% connected

Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting a fraction; as, fractional numbers.

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Incomplete 84% connected

Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.

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Incomplete 84% connected

Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect; defective.

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Partial 84% connected

Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon.

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Partial 84% connected

Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse of the moon.

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Uncomplete 84% connected

Incomplete.

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Uncomplete 84% connected

Incomplete.

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Division 76% connected

The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the state of being so divided; separation.

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Part 76% connected

One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a whole; a number, quantity, mass,…

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Section 76% connected

The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the section of bodies.

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Mediety 76% connected

The middle part; half; moiety.

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Moiety 76% connected

One of two equal parts; a half; as, a moiety of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the moiety of a jury, or of a nation.

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Containing whole 2

Football 70% connected

An inflated ball to be kicked in sport, usually made in India rubber, or a bladder incased in Leather.

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Play 70% connected

To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.

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Whole 94% connected

Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar s…

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Whole 94% connected

Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as, the whole earth; the whole solar s…

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