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Definition: BY HALVES

Part of Speech Definition
Expression 1. By one half at once; halfway; fragmentarily; partially; incompletely. I can not believe by halves; either I have faith, or I have it not. --J. H. Newman.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Definition: BY HALVES

Part of SpeechDefinition
Expression1. By one half at once; halfway; fragmentarily; partially; incompletely. I can not believe by halves; either I have faith, or I have it not. --J. H. Newman.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Common Expressions: BY HALVES

ExpressionsDefinition
By halvesBy one half at once; halfway; fragmentarily; partially; incompletely. I can not believe by halves; either I have faith, or I have it not. --J. H. Newman. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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