half-elven

adjective

Of half or partial elf heritage or descent

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Meanings

adjectivehalf-elven (comparative more half-elven, superlative most half-elven)

comparative more half-elven · superlative most half-elven

  1. fantasyOf half or partial elf heritage or descent

    “There is a half-elven Harper,” Laeral said slowly, “currently stationed in a city near the Forest of Tethir. […]”

    2011, Elaine Cunningham, Song & Swords

Origin

From half- + elven.

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APA

half-elven. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-elven

MLA

“half-elven.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-elven. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half-elven,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half-elven.

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