half-year
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half-year
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noun half-years · halfyear · half year
- 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.
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noun period of half a year
| 한국어 | 반년 bannyeon |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 半年 |
| 中文 | 半年 bànnián |
| हिन्दी | अयन ayan |
| Português | semestre |
| Français | demi-année |
| Deutsch | Halbjahr, Jahreshälfte |
| Ελληνικά | εξάμηνο exámino, εξαμηνία examinía |
| Русский | полго́да polgóda, полуго́дие polugódije |
Talk about this word "half-year." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/half-year. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. half-year. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/half-year "half-year." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/half-year.
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@misc{half_year_2026,
title = {half-year},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/half-year},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
