"half again" meaning in English

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Phrase

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  1. One and a half times, 150%. Coordinate_terms: quarter, third, half, ;, double, triple, quadruple
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          "text": "Maji orbits the Vamshi binary giant stars. Vamshi-A is a blue star of spectral class A4III which burns at half again the temperature of Sol. Vamshi-B is an aging red giant of class M5III, over 220 times the size of Sol.",
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