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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. equally distant from the extremes;
[syn: center(a), halfway, middle(a), midway]

2. at a point midway between two extremes;
- Example: "at the halfway mark"

3. including only half or a portion;
- Example: "halfway measures"


ADVERB (1)

1. at half the distance; at the middle;
- Example: "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"
[syn: halfway, midway]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Halfway \Half"way`\ (h[aum]f"w[=a]`), adv. In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially; as, he halfway yielded. [1913 Webster] Temples proud to meet their gods halfway. --Young. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Halfway \Half"way`\, a. Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an intermediate point; midway; as, at the halfway mark. [WordNet sense 1] Syn: center(prenominal), middle(prenominal), midway. [1913 Webster] 2. partial. [WordNet sense 2] [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 3. including only half or a portion; incomplete; as, halfway measures. [WordNet sense 3] [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Halfway covenant, a practice among the Congregational churches of New England, between 1657 and 1662, of permitting baptized persons of moral life and orthodox faith to enjoy all the privileges of church membership, save the partaking of the Lord's Supper. They were also allowed to present their children for baptism. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

halfway adv 1: at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell" [syn: halfway, midway] adj 1: equally distant from the extremes [syn: center(a), halfway, middle(a), midway] 2: at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark" 3: including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

41 Moby Thesaurus words for "halfway": amidships, average, betwixt and between, center, centermost, central, core, equatorial, equidistant, half, half-and-half, in medias res, in the mean, in the middle, interior, intermediary, intermediate, mean, medial, medially, median, mediocre, mediterranean, medium, mediumly, mesial, mezzo, mezzo-mezzo, mid, middle, middlemost, middling, midland, midmost, midships, midway, nuclear, one-and-a-half, part, partial, partly
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Halfway, MO -- U.S. village in Missouri Population (2000): 176 Housing Units (2000): 74 Land area (2000): 2.135612 sq. miles (5.531209 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.135612 sq. miles (5.531209 sq. km) FIPS code: 29962 Located within: Missouri (MO), FIPS 29 Location: 37.617973 N, 93.233218 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Halfway, MO Halfway
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Halfway, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon Population (2000): 337 Housing Units (2000): 196 Land area (2000): 0.426876 sq. miles (1.105604 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.426876 sq. miles (1.105604 sq. km) FIPS code: 31650 Located within: Oregon (OR), FIPS 41 Location: 44.878209 N, 117.110659 W ZIP Codes (1990): 97834 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Halfway, OR Halfway
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Halfway, MD -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Maryland Population (2000): 10065 Housing Units (2000): 4424 Land area (2000): 4.686602 sq. miles (12.138243 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.686602 sq. miles (12.138243 sq. km) FIPS code: 36125 Located within: Maryland (MD), FIPS 24 Location: 39.616346 N, 77.765562 W ZIP Codes (1990): Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Halfway, MD Halfway