half page
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- noun
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media página
- And then I went on to read the half-page of paid death notices.
- a half page
Examples
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The magazine featured a colorful half page showcasing the latest fashion trends.
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After reading the two articles, students can write a half-page evaluative piece (or graphic representation) comparing and contrasting the two articles.
Academic text (2003) -
I cut out a half-page ad for The Other Boleyn Girl.
Blog text (30) -
I advertised it in a half-page ad in the August 1981 Hemmings Motor News.
Blog text (26) -
The teacher then read a half-page entry about the life of Florence Nightingale found in the Student Discovery Encyclopedia (World Book, 2000).
Academic text (2013) -
Tucked into the middle of the social studies document, the content and performance standards for intermediate-level geography are reduced to two half-page entries printed in 10-point type.
Academic text (2001) -
For example, Schild and Black (1984, p. 26), in a pioneering reference work, devote approximately one-half page to Turner's syndrome.
Academic text (1990) -
Bussen's devotion to his community, however, did not prevent him from publishing occasional advertisements for mail order, patent medicines, and on at least one occasion, he ran a half-page ad for one of St. Cloud's premier department stores.
Academic text (2001) -
In the 1985-1997 printings of the Fifteenth Edition, there is a half-page article in the Micropaedia (Stengel's piece is in the Macropaedia).
Academic text (1998) -
The report included a half page dedicated to the new environmental initiatives.
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'either the top or bottom half of a page' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'half' (one of two equal portions) with 'page' (a printed or written side). This noun phrase follows a straightforward compositional pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily understand it.
Etymology
Half page comes from the simple picture of a sheet of paper cut into two parts: one half of a page, either the top or the bottom. So it means that top or bottom part of a page, often used as 'space for text' or an 'advertisement'.