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English
Etymology
Latin dimidiatus, past participle of dimidiare (“to halve”).
Pronunciation
- (adjective) IPA(key): /dɪˈmɪdi.ət/
- (verb) IPA(key): /dɪˈmɪdi.eɪt/
Adjective
dimidiate (not comparable)
- Divided into two (equal) halves.
- Consisting of only one half of what the normal condition requires; having the appearance of lacking one half.
a dimidiate leaf, which has only one side developed
- Having the organs of one side, or half, different in function from the corresponding organs on the other side.
dimidiate hermaphroditism
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Verb
dimidiate (third-person singular simple present dimidiates, present participle dimidiating, simple past and past participle dimidiated)
- (transitive) To divide into two.
1915, Guy Cadogan Rothery, ABC of Heraldry, page 175:[…] it may be dimidiated: for instance, half a rose and half a lis being stuck together, or half a lis and half an eagle.
- (transitive, heraldry) To represent one half of, or undergo dimidiation with.
1973, Rhodesiana, numbers 28–31, The Rhodesia Africana Society, page 36:[…] hybridization in the same vein is the beast shown as supporters to arms granted in 1971, where a unicorn dimidiates a lion rampant.
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Latin
Verb
dīmidiāte
- second-person plural present active imperative of dīmidiō
Spanish
Verb
dimidiate
- second-person singular voseo imperative of dimidiar combined with te