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halfway definition
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Overview of adj halfway The adj halfway has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) center, halfway, middle, midway -- (equally distant from the extremes) 2. (1) halfway -- (at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark") 3. halfway -- (including only half or a portion; "halfway measures") Overview of adv halfway The adv halfway has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) halfway, midway -- (at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell") Antonyms of adj halfway 3 senses of halfway Sense 1 center(postnominal), halfway, middle(postnominal), midway INDIRECT (VIA central) -> peripheral Sense 2 halfway INDIRECT (VIA last intermediate) -> first INDIRECT (VIA intermediate, first) -> last Sense 3 halfway INDIRECT (VIA fractional) -> whole Similarity of adj halfway 3 senses of halfway Sense 1 center(postnominal), halfway, middle(postnominal), midway => central (vs. peripheral) Sense 2 halfway => intermediate (vs. first) (vs. last) Sense 3 halfway => fractional (vs. whole) Attributes of adj halfway Familiarity of adj halfway halfway used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj halfway halfway Overview of adj halfway The adj halfway has 3 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (4) center, halfway, middle, midway -- (equally distant from the extremes) 2. (1) halfway -- (at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark") 3. halfway -- (including only half or a portion; "halfway measures") Overview of adv halfway The adv halfway has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (5) halfway, midway -- (at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell")
halfway definition
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