half-year

noun

The period of time equal to half a year; normally referred to as 6 months, but a half-year is more exactly 182.5 days (without a leap day)

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Meanings

nounhalf-year (plural half-years)

plural half-years · alternative halfyear · alternative half year

  1. The period of time equal to half a year; normally referred to as 6 months, but a half-year is more exactly 182.5 days (without a leap day)

    The report for the half-year ended December 31st states that the gross earnings of the half-year are Rs.8,72,854 less, the working expenses Rs.1o,41,28o more, and the net earnings Rs.19,14,134 less than those of the corresponding halfyear of 1904.

    1906, The Investor's Monthly Manual - Volume 36 - Page 381

Origin

From half- + year.

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Translations

Bulgarian полуго́дие
  • полуго́дие (polugódie)period of half a year
Chinese Cantonese 半年
  • 半年 (bun³ nin⁴)period of half a year
Chinese Mandarin 半年
  • 半年 (bànnián)period of half a year
Danish halvår
  • halvårperiod of half a year
Dutch halfjaar
  • halfjaarperiod of half a year
Esperanto duonjaro
  • duonjaroperiod of half a year
Finnish vuosipuolisko
  • vuosipuoliskoperiod of half a year
French demi-année
  • demi-annéeperiod of half a year
German Halbjahr, Jahreshälfte
  • Halbjahrperiod of half a year
  • Jahreshälfteperiod of half a year
Greek εξάμηνο, εξαμηνία
  • εξάμηνο (exámino)period of half a year
  • εξαμηνία (examinía)period of half a year
Hindi अयन
  • अयन (ayan)period of half a year
Icelandic misseri
  • misseriperiod of half a year
Japanese 半年
  • 半年period of half a year
Korean 반년
  • 반년 (bannyeon)period of half a year
Latin sēmiennium
  • sēmienniumperiod of half a year
Norwegian Bokmål halvår
  • halvårperiod of half a year
Polish półrocze
  • półroczeperiod of half a year
Portuguese semestre
  • semestreperiod of half a year
Russian полго́да, полуго́дие
  • полго́да (polgóda)period of half a year
  • полуго́дие (polugódije)period of half a year
Scottish Gaelic leth-bhliadhna
  • leth-bhliadhnaperiod of half a year
Swedish halvår
  • halvårperiod of half a year
Ukrainian півро́ку, піврі́ччя
  • півро́ку (pivróku)period of half a year
  • піврі́ччя (pivríččja)period of half a year
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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