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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

Splitting the market in two and owning both halves is a lot like owning the whole thing in the first place.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 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

But the string is also vibrating in halves, thirds, quarters, fifths, and so on, producing harmonics.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones



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