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English Dictionary: Halfway by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
halfway
adv
  1. at half the distance; at the middle; "he was halfway down the ladder when he fell"
    Synonym(s): halfway, midway
adj
  1. equally distant from the extremes [syn: center(a), halfway, middle(a), midway]
  2. at a point midway between two extremes; "at the halfway mark"
  3. including only half or a portion; "halfway measures"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Halfway \Half"way`\, adv.
      In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially;
      as, he halfway yielded.
  
               Temples proud to meet their gods halfway. --Young.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Halfway \Half"way`\, a.
      Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an
      intermediate point; midway.
  
      {Halfway covenant}, a practice among the Congregational
            churches of New England, between 1657 and 1662, of
            permitting baptized persons of moral life and orthodox
            faith to enjoy all the privileges of church membership,
            save the partaking of the Lord's Supper. They were also
            allowed to present their children for baptism.
  
      {Halfway house}, an inn or place of call midway on a journey.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Halfway, MD (CDP, FIPS 36125)
      Location: 39.61317 N, 77.77065 W
      Population (1990): 8873 (3818 housing units)
      Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Halfway, MO (village, FIPS 29962)
      Location: 37.61605 N, 93.23560 W
      Population (1990): 171 (72 housing units)
      Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Halfway, OR (town, FIPS 31650)
      Location: 44.87677 N, 117.10897 W
      Population (1990): 311 (189 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 97834
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