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dimidiate

Pronunciation: /dɪˈmɪdɪeɪt/

Definition of dimidiate

verb

[with object] Heraldry
  • (of a coat of arms or charge) adjoin (another) so that only half of each is visible.
  • (as adjective dimidiated) (of a charge) having only one half depicted.

Origin:

late 16th century: from Latin dimidiat- 'halved', from the verb dimidiare, from dimidium 'half'

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