dimidiation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Continuing the Middle English dimydicion (circa 1425, in an arithmetical sense), from the Late Latin dīmidiātiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: dĭmĭ'dĭāʹshən, dīmĭ'dĭāʹshən, IPA(key): /dɪˌmɪdɪˈeɪʃən/, /daɪˌmɪdɪˈeɪʃən/
Noun[edit]
dimidiation (countable and uncountable, plural dimidiations)
- The act of dividing into halves.
- The condition of being divided into halves.
- (heraldry) A marshalling of two coats of arms by the bisection per pale of their escutcheons and forming a new coat of arms from the dexter half of one coat and the sinister half of the other.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
act of dividing into halves
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condition of being divided into halves
heraldry: marshalling of two coats of arms from the dexter half of one coat and the sinister half of the other
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See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Dimidiation on Wikipedia.Wikipedia