"halftime" meaning in English

See halftime in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

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Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} halftime (not comparable)
  1. (US) Alternative spelling of half-time Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: half-time
    Sense id: en-halftime-en-adj-0wAjlAv- Categories (other): American English

Adverb

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Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} halftime (not comparable)
  1. (US) Alternative spelling of half-time Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: half-time
    Sense id: en-halftime-en-adv-0wAjlAv- Categories (other): American English

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-halftime.wav Forms: halftimes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} halftime (countable and uncountable, plural halftimes)
  1. (US) Alternative spelling of half-time Tags: US, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: half-time
    Sense id: en-halftime-en-noun-0wAjlAv- Categories (other): American English
  2. (American football) The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter, when players can physically recover, coaches can give players a pep talk, bets can be doubled, etc. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Football (American)
    Sense id: en-halftime-en-noun-TJjF8AhZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 19 19 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 15 14 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 10 69 Topics: American-football, ball-games, football, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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