half-hour

[haf-ouuhr, -ou-er, hahf-]

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noun

a period of 30 minutes.
the midpoint between the hours.
The clock struck on the half-hour.

adjective

of, relating to, or consisting of a half-hour.
half-hour programs.

half-hour

noun

1. a period of 30 minutes
2. ( as modifier )
  a half-hour stint on the treadmill
1. the point of time 30 minutes after the beginning of an hour
2. ( as modifier )
  a half-hour chime

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of half-hour¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425

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Less than a week after my half-hour text conversation with Dorn, a small package arrives at my door with decants of her eight selections.

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After answering several questions about the subject, she quickly shut down another one towards the end of the half-hour event, saying she wanted to "change the subject".

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At least 38 Palestinians were killed in a series of Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip during a half-hour period overnight, according to Palestinian medics.

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After a half-hour, he said, they apologized and released him.

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We drove about a half-hour outside of Milwaukee to Waukesha - a swing county that President Trump won.

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