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Dimidiate
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 2
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To divide into two equal parts. [Obs.] Cockeram.
2. To represent the half of; to halve.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
1. Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or form.
2. Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half; as, a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed.
3. Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side; as, dimidiate hermaphroditism.