"second half" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: second halves [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|second halves}} second half (plural second halves)
  1. (sports) The period of play after half time, as opposed to the first half Categories (topical): Sports Translations (period of play after half time): segona part [feminine] (Catalan), toinen puoliaika (Finnish), zweite Halbzeit [feminine] (German), ద్వితీయార్థం (dvitīyārthaṁ) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-second_half-en-noun-nfos36ZI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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Download JSON data for second half meaning in English (1.7kB)

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    },
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