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Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   Alternative spelling of halfway. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

   "Returning back to the Arabic vowel system (Figure 4), it falls half-way between the English and Spanish systems."

Synonyms

All synonyms

centralintermediateamidshipsaveragebetwixt and betweencenter

Example

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"There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'."

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