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half-jack
half-length
half-life
half-light
half-line
half-marathon
half-mast
half measure
half-moon
half nelson
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half-moon
half-moon (plural half-moons)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. moon visible as semicircle: the Moon when only half its face is illuminated during the first or last quarter
2. something semicircular: anything with the shape of a semicircle or crescent
3. area of fingernail: a pale semicircle at the base of the fingernail
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