Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

second half

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English

Syllables: sec-ond half
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The period of play after half time, as opposed to the first half

Example Sentences

"Sunderland had the best of the second half but were unable to find a winner."

Inflected Forms

second halves (plural)

Synonyms

last half

Antonyms

first half

Questions

What does second half mean?: The period of play after half time, as opposed to the first half

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