"half full" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} half full (not comparable)
  1. holding about half of the full capacity Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: half-filled, half empty, halfful Translations (holding about half of the full capacity): puolillaan (Finnish), puoliksi täynnä (Finnish), puoliksi tyhjä (Finnish), mezzo pieno (Italian), hangere (Maori), halvfull (Swedish), yarı dolu (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-half_full-en-adj-TYs9ooOw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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          "sense": "holding about half of the full capacity",
          "word": "puolillaan"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "holding about half of the full capacity",
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          "sense": "holding about half of the full capacity",
          "word": "mezzo pieno"
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          "sense": "holding about half of the full capacity",
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "holding about half of the full capacity",
          "word": "halvfull"
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          "sense": "holding about half of the full capacity",
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      "sense": "holding about half of the full capacity",
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      "sense": "holding about half of the full capacity",
      "word": "halvfull"
    },
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      "sense": "holding about half of the full capacity",
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