and a half
idiom
1
—used in measurements of time, distance, weight, etc., to indicate one half of the stated unit of measurement
My daughter is two and a half (years old).
The fish was a foot and a half long.
weighs ten and a half pounds
2
informal
—used to say that something is very good, large, difficult, etc.
That was a meal and a half!
Renovating a house is a job and a half.
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Seven Sisters reunites Olsen and Durkin a decade and a half after the award-winning 2011 movie Martha Marcy May Marlene, written and directed by Durkin in his feature directorial debut, which starred Olsen in her film debut.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
Gray spent a year and a half with the Yankees before moving on with the Cincinnati Reds.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
With the Geils band, the whole thing came down to the break-up of the band, and the emotional catharsis of that, after 17 and a half years of devotion.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
The Dow dropped about 400 points (around 1%) and the Nasdaq dropped again after its worst day in two and a half years.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Mar. 2025
Gray spent a year and a half with the Yankees before moving on with the Cincinnati Reds.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
With the Geils band, the whole thing came down to the break-up of the band, and the emotional catharsis of that, after 17 and a half years of devotion.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025
The Dow dropped about 400 points (around 1%) and the Nasdaq dropped again after its worst day in two and a half years.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 11 Mar. 2025
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“And a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20a%20half. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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