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Demivill :: Demivill (n.) A half vill, consisting of five freemen or frankpledges..

Intercede :: Intercede (v. i.) To act between parties with a view to reconcile differences; to make intercession; to beg or plead in behalf of another; to mediate; -- usually followed by with and for; as, I will intercede with him for you..

Half-yearly :: Half-yearly (a.) Two in a year; semiannual. -- adv. Twice in a year; semiannually.

Pecan :: Pecan (n.) A species of hickory (Carya olivaeformis), growing in North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also, its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat..

Hemicerebrum :: Hemicerebrum (n.) A lateral half of the cerebrum.

Semiiannual :: Semiiannual (a.) Half-yearly.

Forte :: Forte (n.) The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible.

Half :: Half (adv.) In an equal part or degree; in some pa/ appro/mating a half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done, half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious..

Half-breed :: Half-breed (n.) A person who is blooded; the offspring of parents of different races, especially of the American Indian and the white race..

Demy :: Demy (n.) A half fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford..

Knot :: Knot (n.) A division of the log line, serving to measure the rate of the vessel's motion. Each knot on the line bears the same proportion to a mile that thirty seconds do to an hour. The number of knots which run off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour..

Hemitrope :: Hemitrope (a.) Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a twinned structure.

Gazet :: Gazet (n.) A Venetian coin, worth about three English farthings, or one and a half cents..

Demitint :: Demitint (n.) The shade itself; neither the darkest nor the lightest in a composition. Also called half tint.

Cubbridge-head :: Cubbridge-head (n.) A bulkhead on the forecastle and half deck of a ship.

Semidiurnal :: Semidiurnal (a.) Pertaining to, or traversed in, six hours, or in half the time between the rising and setting of a heavenly body; as, a semidiurnal arc..

Halves :: Halves (n.) pl. of Half.

Whew :: Whew (n. & interj.) A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment, scorn, or dislike..

Majority :: Majority (n.) The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast..

Semipagan :: Semipagan (a.) Half pagan.

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