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  • plural of half.
  • present tense form of halve (3rd person singular).
Definitions

halves

[havz, hahvz] / hævz, hɑvz /
NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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A few minutes after liftoff, its two halves will separate and fall away, allowing Roman to continue its journey into space.

From Science Daily Aug. 26, 2026

Her family said she was "one of a kind" who "lived fully, fiercely and never did anything by halves".

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

The chart above shows that, much of the time, the two halves of this hedge tend to rise and fall together.

From MarketWatch Jul. 24, 2026

A folding-phone concern for years has been the “crease”—where the inside display dips between the two halves.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

It is not easy carrying on both halves of a conversation and having to avoid words that are on the top of your mind.

From "Silent To The Bone" by E.L. Konigsburg



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