and a half
idiom
1
—used in measurements of time, distance, weight, etc., to indicate one half of the stated unit of measurement
My daughter is two and a half (years old).
The fish was a foot and a half long.
weighs ten and a half pounds
2
informal
—used to say that something is very good, large, difficult, etc.
That was a meal and a half!
Renovating a house is a job and a half.
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The residence rambles over more than 14,500 square feet with 13 bedrooms and nine and a half baths.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
Now, more than four and a half billion years later, only the survivors — including us — remain.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
Oscilloscope’s roots in New York’s music and film scenes run deep and that quirky green logo has been the opening act for so many of our favorite indie classics of the past decade and a half or so.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
This comes a year and a half or so after Apple began protecting iMessage conversations with post-quantum encryption algorithms.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
Now, more than four and a half billion years later, only the survivors — including us — remain.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 16 Sep. 2025
Oscilloscope’s roots in New York’s music and film scenes run deep and that quirky green logo has been the opening act for so many of our favorite indie classics of the past decade and a half or so.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
This comes a year and a half or so after Apple began protecting iMessage conversations with post-quantum encryption algorithms.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
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“And a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/and%20a%20half. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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