moiety

noun

moi·e·ty ˈmȯi-ə-tē How to pronounce moiety (audio)

plural moieties

: one of two equal parts : half

: one of two approximately equal parts

… war, pestilence, and famine had consumed … the moiety of the human species.

Edward Gibbon

: one of the portions into which something is divided : component, part

an ether molecule with a benzene moiety

: one of two basic complementary tribal subdivisions

the pueblo's population is divided into two halves or moieties; the Squash, or Winter People, and the Turquoise, or Summer People

Tom Bahti

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Moiety is one of thousands of words that English speakers borrowed from French. The Anglo-French moité (meaning "a half" or "part of something") comes from Late Latin medietat-, meaning "a half." Around the same time that moiety was borrowed from Anglo-French, medietat- was also borrowed directly from Latin as mediety, a word which can also mean "a half." Medietat- comes from Latin medius (meaning "middle"), which has contributed to such English words as medium, meridian, and milieu.

Example Sentences

the lot was split into two equal moieties

Recent Examples on the Web The Google Doodle features Peratrovich speaking into a microphone at a podium with a raven behind her, representing her Lukaax̱.ádi clan — a Raven moiety.

Samantha Davenport, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Dec. 2020 That was done so the hat maker would come from a non-Raven moiety.

Ben Hohenstatt, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Oct. 2019 GHF Language and Projects Lead Fred White said though the original plan was to make this an Eagle pole, a committee of elders from GHF and DIA decided instead to honor a specific clan of the Eagle moiety, the Yanyeidi.

Alex Mccarthy, The Seattle Times, 16 Dec. 2017 At this ceremony, representatives of the opposite moiety recognize the unveiling of an official clan crest object.

Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2017 The announcement of HTTPanties is not a single doom; in the name lays a moiety of the world.

Rob Beschizza, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2007

单词	moiety
释义	moiety noun moi·e·ty ˈmȯi-ə-tē plural moieties 1 a : one of two equal parts : half b : one of two approximately equal parts … war, pestilence, and famine had consumed … the moiety of the human species. Edward Gibbon 2 : one of the portions into which something is divided : component, part an ether molecule with a benzene moiety 3 : one of two basic complementary tribal subdivisions the pueblo's population is divided into two halves or moieties; the Squash, or Winter People, and the Turquoise, or Summer People Tom Bahti Did you know? Moiety is one of thousands of words that English speakers borrowed from French. The Anglo-French moité (meaning "a half" or "part of something") comes from Late Latin medietat-, meaning "a half." Around the same time that moiety was borrowed from Anglo-French, medietat- was also borrowed directly from Latin as mediety, a word which can also mean "a half." Medietat- comes from Latin medius (meaning "middle"), which has contributed to such English words as medium, meridian, and milieu. Synonyms half See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the lot was split into two equal moieties Recent Examples on the Web The Google Doodle features Peratrovich speaking into a microphone at a podium with a raven behind her, representing her Lukaax̱.ádi clan — a Raven moiety. Samantha Davenport, Anchorage Daily News, 31 Dec. 2020 That was done so the hat maker would come from a non-Raven moiety. Ben Hohenstatt, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Oct. 2019 GHF Language and Projects Lead Fred White said though the original plan was to make this an Eagle pole, a committee of elders from GHF and DIA decided instead to honor a specific clan of the Eagle moiety, the Yanyeidi. Alex Mccarthy, The Seattle Times, 16 Dec. 2017 At this ceremony, representatives of the opposite moiety recognize the unveiling of an official clan crest object. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 11 Sep. 2017 The announcement of HTTPanties is not a single doom; in the name lays a moiety of the world. Rob Beschizza, WIRED, 8 Feb. 2007 Word History Etymology Middle English moite, from Anglo-French meité, moité, from Late Latin medietat-, medietas, from Latin medius middle — more at mid First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Medical Definition moiety noun moi·ety ˈmȯi-ət-ē plural moieties : one of the portions into which something is divided the hemoglobin molecule contains four heme moieties Lionel Whitby Legal Definition moiety noun moi·e·ty ˈmȯi-ə-tē plural moieties : half of something (as an estate) an interest exceeding a moiety compare entirety sense 2 moiety noun as in half one of two equal or nearly equal parts the lot was split into two equal moieties Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance half part portion component section fraction constituent element segment halvers hemisphere meridian semicircle division piece Antonyms & Near Antonyms sum total whole aggregate
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