| Main Entry: | half |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | partial |
Synonyms: |
bisected, divided, even-steven, fifty-fifty, fractional, halved, incomplete, limited, moderate, partly |
| Notes: | half is one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; halve means to divide by two |
Antonyms: |
total, whole |
| Main Entry: | half |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | one of two equal parts of a whole |
Synonyms: |
bisection, division, fifty percent, fraction, hemisphere, moiety |
| Main Entry: | fraction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part |
Synonyms: |
bite, chunk, cut, division, end, fragment, half, piece, portion, section, share, slice |
| Notes: | a faction is a group of people forming a cohesive, usually contentious, minority from within a larger group; a fraction is a small part or item of something forming a piece of a whole |
Antonyms: |
entirety, total, whole |
| Main Entry: | piece |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | part |
Synonyms: |
allotment, bit, bite, chunk, cut, division, dole, end, example, fraction, fragment, gob, half, hunk, instance, interest, iota, item, length, lot, lump, member, moiety, morsel, parcel, percentage, portion, quantity, quota, sample, scrap, section, segment, share, shred, slice, smithereen, specimen |
Antonyms: |
whole |
| Main Entry: | moiety |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | subdivision |
Synonyms: |
affiliation, component, element, fraction, half, part, piece, portion, share |
| Concept: | [more]. [Less than one.] Fraction. |
| Category: | 3. Indeterminate Number |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
fraction, fractional part; part.
-adjectives
fractional, fragmentary, inconsiderable, negligible, infinitesimal.
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