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something , half / haf/ • n. (pl. halves / havz/ ) either of two equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided: the northern half of the… hemi- , hemi-. Greek word meaning ‘half’. It prefixes other words in architectural terminology. Examples include:hemi-cycle: semicircular room, part of a roo… Half-life , The half-life of a diminishing substance is the time it takes for the amount of substance present to go halfway from some initial value to zero. It i… Atargatis , Atargatis in Assyrian mythology, a fertility goddess, resembling Astarte, and shown as half-fish, half-woman. Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis , Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis
1787-1872
French Physician and Statistician
Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis is best known for an approach to medicine k… Louis Xv , Louis XV (France) (1710–1774; Ruled 1715–1774)
LOUIS XV (FRANCE) (1710–1774; ruled 1715–1774), king of France. Louis, duc d'Anjou, was the second sur…
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