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half-year en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From half- + year.

Meanings

1. The period of time equal to half a year; normally referred to as 6 months, but a half-year is more exactly 182.5 days (without a leap day)
   • The report for the half-year ended December 31st states that the gross earnings of the half-year are Rs.8,72,854 less, the working expenses Rs.1o,41,28o more, and the net earnings Rs.19,14,134 less than those of the corresponding halfyear of 1904. 1906, The Investor's Monthly Manual - Volume 36 - Page 381

Forms

Deriveds

half-yearly

Translations (34)

hy կես տարի (period of half a year) · ru полго́да (period of half a year) · pt semestre (period of half a year) · alt јарымјылдык (period of half a year) · el εξαμηνία (period of half a year) · hi अयन (period of half a year) · pl półrocze (period of half a year) · nn halvår (period of half a year) · de Halbjahr (period of half a year) · nl halfjaar (period of half a year) · hy կիսամյակ (period of half a year) · be паўго́ддзе (period of half a year) · cmn 半年 (period of half a year) · el εξάμηνο (period of half a year) · atv чарым чыл (period of half a year) · bg полуго́дие (period of half a year) · yue 半年 (period of half a year) · alt јарым јыл (period of half a year) · da halvår (period of half a year) · sv halvår (period of half a year) · fr demi-année (period of half a year) · ko 반년 (period of half a year) · nb halvår (period of half a year) · be паўго́да (period of half a year) · ja 半年 (period of half a year) · fi vuosipuolisko (period of half a year) · la sēmiennium (period of half a year) · uk піврі́ччя (period of half a year) · is misseri (period of half a year) · eo duonjaro (period of half a year) · uk півро́ку (period of half a year) · ru полуго́дие (period of half a year) · de Jahreshälfte (period of half a year) · gd leth-bhliadhna (period of half a year)