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halv

Pronunciation: /ˈhalv/

“halv” is a Swedish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. half, ½; with one of two equal parts (50 %)

preposition

  1. a half-hour to (preceding) the next hour, equivalent to the English phrase half past followed by the *next* hour number instead of the hour number specified in Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse halfr (“half”), from Proto-Germanic *halbaz.

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