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1400–50; late Middle English moite < Middle French < Latin medietāt- (stem of medietās) the middle, equivalent to medi(us) mid + -etāt-, variant, after vowels, of -itāt- -ity
1400–50; late Middle English moite < Middle French < Latin medietāt- (stem of medietās) the middle, equivalent to medi(us) mid + -etāt-, variant, after vowels, of -itāt- -ity
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Moiety
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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moiety (ˈmɔɪɪtɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | a half |
| 2. | one of two parts or divisions of something |
| [C15: from Old French moitié, from Latin mediētās middle, from medius] | |
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moiety
1444, from O.Fr. meitiet, from L. medietas "half," from medius "middle" (see medial).
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moiety moi·e·ty (moi'ĭ-tē)
n.
One of two or more parts into which something may be divided, such as the various parts of a vitamin or molecule.
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