"half-elf" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: half-elves [plural]
Etymology: From half- + elf. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|half|elf}} half- + elf Head templates: {{en-noun|half-elves}} half-elf (plural half-elves)
  1. (fantasy) A person who is half elven and half human by birth. Categories (topical): Fantasy Related terms: half-elven Translations (person who is half elven and half human): demi-elfe [masculine] (French), semi-elfe [masculine] (French), Halbelb [masculine] (German), półelf [masculine] (Polish), meio-elfo [masculine] (Portuguese)

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