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Meaning of "half-minute" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HALF-MINUTE

half-minute play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HALF-MINUTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Half-Minute is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HALF-MINUTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of half-minute in the English dictionary

The definition of half-minute in the dictionary is 30 seconds. Other definition of half-minute is a short period of time; moment.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HALF-MINUTE

half-length
half-lie
half-life
half-light
half-line
half-mad
half-marathon
half-mast
half-mile
half-miler
half-moon
half-mourning
half-naked
half-nelson
half-note
half-note rest
half-open
half-p
half-pace
half-pedalling

WORDS THAT END LIKE HALF-MINUTE

arc minute
Canute
comminute
cornute
Hardecanute
Hardicanute
Harthacanute
last-minute
minute
New York minute
up to the minute
up-to-the-minute

Synonyms and antonyms of half-minute in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «half-minute» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HALF-MINUTE

Find out the translation of half-minute to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of half-minute from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «half-minute» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

半分钟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

medio minuto
570 millions of speakers

English

half-minute
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आधा मिनट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نصف دقائق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полминуты
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

meia - hora
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অর্ধেক মিনিটের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

demi-minute
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Separuh minit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

halbe Minute
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

半分
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

반 분
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Setengah menit
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nửa phút
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரை நிமிட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धा मिनिट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yarım dakika
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mezzo minuto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pół minuty
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

півхвилини
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

jumătate de minut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μισό λεπτό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

half- minuut
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halv - minut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

halvt minutt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of half-minute

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-MINUTE»

The term «half-minute» is regularly used and occupies the 102.276 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HALF-MINUTE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about half-minute

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QUOTES WITH «HALF-MINUTE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word half-minute.
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Gilbert Gottfried
With the Internet, if you erase something it just means you have to spend another half-minute to find it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HALF-MINUTE»

Discover the use of half-minute in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to half-minute and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Three and a Half Minute Transaction: Boilerplate and the ...
With the near certainty of massive sovereign debt restructuring in Europe, The Three and a Half Minute Transaction speaks to critical issues facing the industry and has broader implications for contract design that will ensure it remains ...
Mitu Gulati, Robert E. Scott, 2012
2
Half-Minute Horrors
An anthology of very short, scary stories by an assortment of authors and illustrators including Chris Raschka, Joyce Carol Oates, Neil Gaiman, Jack Gantos, and Lane Smith.
Susan Rich, 2009
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Half-Minute Horrors
With royalties benefiting First Book, a not-for-profit organization that brings books to children in need, this is an anthology worth devouring. So grab a flashlight, set the timer, and get ready for instant chills!
Susan Rich, 2011
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The Clinton Enigma: A Four and a Half Minute Speech Reveals ...
In this insightful new book, drawing from the biography and his writings for The Washington Post, Maraniss dissects the speech as a revelation of the president's entire life.
David Maraniss, 1999
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American Practical Navigator
Vsmous methods have been proposed for measuring the rate at which a ship sails but that most in use is by the Log and Half-Minute Glass. ~ The Log is a dat piece of thin board, of' a sectoral or quadmntal form (see Plate VI. fig. 3), loaded, on ...
‎1857
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Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
t a entering by end next > Second half- — minute of current fd enteri.g by end next r* Third half- — mi.ute of current P3 entering by end next > Fourth half. — minute of current . entering by end .ext > Fifth half- — minute of curre.t P3 entering by ...
‎1856
7
The New American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of ...
VARIOUS methods have been proposed for measuring the rate at which a ship sails ; but that most in use is by the Log and Half-Minute Glass. The Log is a flat piece of thin noard, of a sectoral or quadrantal form (see Plate VI. fig. 3\ loaded, on ...
Nathaniel Bowditch, 1837
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The New American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of ...
Various methods have been proposed for measuring the rate at which a ship sails; but that most in use is by the Log and Half-Minute Glass. The Log is a flat piece of thin board, of a sectoral or quadrantal form (see Plate VI fig. 3), loaded, on ...
Nathaniel Bowditch, Jonathan Ingersoll Bowditch, 1863
9
Milk yields and milking rates of the individual quarters of ...
The timing for this period began with the start of the milking and ended when the milk yield fell below 0.4 pound per minute during a half-minute interval. The half- minute intervals preceding the 1.5-minute peak flow, even though they had rates  ...
C. A. Matthews, R. R. Graves, Walter Whittier Swett, 1941
10
A new and complete epitome of practical navigation
üfcíícriptíon anö Шм of tï)e LOG, HALF-MINUTE GLASS, AND COMPASS. THE instruments used for estimating a ship's path or track at sea, are (j,e log, half- minute glass, and compass. OP THE LOG AND HALF-MINUTE GLASS. The common ...
John William Norie, 1839

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HALF-MINUTE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term half-minute is used in the context of the following news items.
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Networks Bash Scott Walker on Immigration, Foreign Policy; Push …
The remainder of the nearly five-and-a-half-minute segment harped on the split in the Walker family concerning gay marriage with Governor ... «NewsBusters, Jul 15»
2
911 call released of Tamarac man who fatally shot sleeping wife
THE THREE-AND-A-HALF-MINUTE PHONE CALL ENDS WITH POLICE ARRIVING AT THE HOME AND BRODY STEPPING OUTSIDE THE ... «Local 10, Jul 15»
3
WATCH: 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice' trailer debuts
The three-and-a-half-minute preview of Zack Snyder's new entry in the DC Comics universe offers a glimpse of the face-off between Henry ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
4
Mila Kunis drips with rubies for seductive short movie: Hollywood …
Starring in a two-and-a-half-minute clip for Gemfields, Mila works her magic for director Jeff Burton in the short movie. With a plum lip, Mila ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
5
12 Songs with Twist Endings
... local mayor's daughter is a gripping saga in spite of its eight-and-a-half-minute run time. Twist 1: When the boy finds his mother in the mayor's ... «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
6
DC Have Finally Leveled the Playing Field: SDCC Review
They had the bright idea of debuting a fantastic three-and-a-half-minute long trailer at Comic Con and then sticking it online for all to see. «Unleash The Fanboy, Jul 15»
7
Five reasons Barcelona's Vida is a brilliant new festival
I arrive on-site to the strains of 'Otitis', a muscular two-and-a-half-minute stomper, it leads me to where they're performing. They confound the ... «Drowned In Sound, Jul 15»
8
Doug Smock: Watch lists and watching Cato
In the last half-minute of the first half, he made a head's-up run out of the pocket on second down and got out of bounds, which stopped the ... «Charleston Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Why is Andrew Cashner struggling?
That three-and-a-half-minute interview last week wasn't an interrogation, but rather a civil attempt to get Cashner's perspective on his subpar ... «U-T San Diego, Jul 15»
10
Virtual vampires pass test for 'Strain' cast
The two-and-a-half-minute virtual-reality experience, set up in a warehouse-like structure, features rat exterminator Vasiliy Fet (Kevin Durand) ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»

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