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From the OF. meitiet (French moitié), from L. medietas �half�, from medius �middle, half�
Noun
en-noun|moieties
- half|Half.
#* 1827, The Christmas Box, edited by T. Crofton Croker:
#*: From New Holland the emu,
#*:: With his better moiety,
#*: Has paid a visit to the Zo-
#*:: Ological Society.
- A share or portion.
- chemistry A specific segment of a molecule.
#: Aniline has a phenyl moiety and an amino moiety.
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