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

[havz, hahvz] / hævz, hɑvz /
NOUN
one of two equal parts of a whole
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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

She uses tweezers to nestle the roasted halves on a swirl of verdant puree, then tops it off with crispy fried leaves.

From Salon Jun. 28, 2026

After Chung and Klugo huddle, they line up on the court like two halves of the same body, moving in tandem as the balls ricochet off rackets.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

But the string also vibrates in halves, in thirds, fourths, and so on.

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



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