Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

half-deal

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables: half-deal
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A half-part; half.

Etymology

From Middle English halfdele. Equivalent to half- + deal (“part, portion”). Cognate with Danish halvdel (“half-deal”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Prefix: half
Root: halfdele

Inflected Forms

half-deals (plural)

Questions

What does half-deal mean?: A half-part; half.
Where does half-deal come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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