Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

halfmonth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: half-month
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of time equal to half a month.

noun

A fortnight, a period of time equal to two weeks; fourteen days.

Etymology

From half + month.

Inflected Forms

halfmonths (plural)

Questions

What does halfmonth mean?: A period of time equal to half a month.
Where does halfmonth come from?: From half + month.

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