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HALF-AND-HALF

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Half milk and half light cream; contains 10% to 18% butterfat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("half-and-half" is a kind of...):

dairy product (milk and butter and cheese)

 II. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

In equal parts

Example:

a half-and-half mixture

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

equal (having the same quantity, value, or measure as another)

 III. (adverb) 

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Meaning:

In equal parts

Example:

it was divided half-and-half

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

half-and-half (in equal parts)

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