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Webster 1913 Edition
Moiety
Moi′e-ty
(moi′ē̍-ty̆)
, Noun.
pl.
Moieties
(moi′ē̍-tĭz)
. 1.
One of two equal parts; a half;
as, a
moiety
of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the moiety
of a jury, or of a nation. Shak.
The more beautiful
moiety
of his majesty’s subject. Addison.
2.
An indefinite part; a small part.
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Moiety
MOI'ETY
,Noun.
Definition 2024
moiety
moiety
English
Noun
moiety (plural moieties)
- Half.
- 1828, “The Zoological Society”, in T. Crofton Croker (editor), The Christmas Box:
- From New Holland the emu,
- With his better moiety,
- Has paid a visit to the Zo-
- Ological Society.
- From New Holland the emu,
- 1828, “The Zoological Society”, in T. Crofton Croker (editor), The Christmas Box:
- A share or portion.
- (chemistry) A specific segment of a molecule.
- Aniline has both a phenyl and an amino moiety.
- (anthropology) Each descent group in a culture which is divided exactly into two descent groups.
- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra:
- The death of Antony
- Is not a single doom; in the name lay
- A moiety of the world.
- William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra:
Derived terms
Translations
half — see half
(chemistry) a specific segment of a molecule
(anthropology) Each descent group in a culture which is divided exactly into two descent groups
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