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- moiety



[moiety 词源字典] - moiety: see mitten
[moiety etymology, moiety origin, 英语词源] - moiety (n.)




- "an equal half," mid-15c., from Old French moite, earlier meitiet (12c., Modern French moitié) "half; middle; portion, piece," from Latin meditatem (nominative medietas) "half," originally "middle point," from medius "middle" (see medial (adj.)).