Definitions

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  • prefix A prefix used before brother, sister, uncle, aunt, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is related only through one parent, grandparent, and so forth, rather than two.
  • prefix A prefix used to indicate that something is just half or done half, and therefore not total or fully done.

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Examples

  • Whether you wear a half- face helmet or a regular helmet like Mr. Salgardo does, your skin gets really dirty.

    Kiehl's President on Bikes and Beauty Cream Marshall Heyman 2011

  • The new Express Mail rates would still lower retail prices for half- and one-pound packages as well as commercial packages to local and nearby areas, the Postal Service said.

    Tight Finances Force More People to 'Double Up' Cristina Lourosa-Ricardo 2011

  • For the occasion, a half- dozen giant wooden daisies, as well as hundreds of the real ones in vases, adorned a raised tented area to the right of the main stage.

    'Swing' Salutes Longtime Partners Lizzie Simon 2011

  • He stared at our peanut butter and raspberry jam sandwiches, half- eaten, stacked on paper plates.

    Spin-the-bottle Robert Vaughan 2011

  • The new express mail box would still lower prices for half- and one-pound packages as well as commercial packages to local and nearby areas, the Postal Service said.

    Postal Service Plans to Increase Shipping Prices Drew FitzGerald 2011

  • For the occasion, a half- dozen giant wooden daisies, as well as hundreds of the real ones in vases, adorned a raised tented area to the right of the main stage.

    'Swing' Salutes Longtime Partners Lizzie Simon 2011

  • The pellucid sky; the round earth; the magical clearing; the circle of seekers seated cross-legged, tailor fashion, or in half- or full lotuses as their joints permitted.

    THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

  • The pellucid sky; the round earth; the magical clearing; the circle of seekers seated cross-legged, tailor fashion, or in half- or full lotuses as their joints permitted.

    THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

  • The pellucid sky; the round earth; the magical clearing; the circle of seekers seated cross-legged, tailor fashion, or in half- or full lotuses as their joints permitted.

    THE BOYS FROM SANTA CRUZ Jonathan Nasaw 2010

  • My take on the theme features lightly marinated half-“cooked” strips of snapper and is sort of a mini tiradito plate on a skewer—perfect for cocktail parties.

    Daisy’s Holiday Cooking Daisy Martinez 2010

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