halved

[hav, hahv]

Origin

verb (used with object), halved, halv·ing.

to divide into two equal parts.

to share equally: to halve one's rations with a stranger.

to reduce to half.

Golf. to play (a hole, round, or match) in the same number of strokes as one's opponent.

Idiom

halve together, to join (two pieces of wood) by cutting from one, at the place of joining, a portion fitting to that left solid in the other.

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Halved is always a great word to know.

So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English halven, derivative of half

Related forms

un·halved, adjective

Can be confused: halve, have (see synonym note at have).

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Word Origin & History

halve

M.E. halfen "to divide in halves," c.1300 (see half).

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