moiety
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From the Old French meitié (French moitié), from Latin medietas “half”, from medius “middle, half”
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
moiety (plural moieties)
- Half.
- 1828, “The Zoological Society”, in T. Crofton Croker (editor), The Christmas Box:
- From New Holland the emu,
- With his better moiety,
- Has paid a visit to the Zo-
- Ological Society.
- From New Holland the emu,
- 1828, “The Zoological Society”, in T. Crofton Croker (editor), The Christmas Box:
- A share or portion.
- (chemistry) A specific segment of a molecule.
- Aniline has both a phenyl and an amino moiety.
- (anthropology) Each descent group in a culture which is divided exactly into two descent groups.
- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra:
- The death of Antony
- Is not a single doom; in the name lay
- A moiety of the world.
- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra:
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
share or portion
(chemistry) a specific segment of a molecule
(anthropology) Each descent group in a culture which is divided exactly into two descent groups
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