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half-day

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noun

  1. a day when one works only in the morning or only in the afternoon

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Fly-fishing boat excursions at Vail Valley Anglers are $650 per boat for a half-day and $995 per boat for a full-day.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

They've got just one half-day session to record 32 minutes of music for the new James Bond video game, 007 First Light.

From BBC Jun. 13, 2026

It wiped out billions in agricultural crops, killing off whole fields of spinach in a half-day.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 26, 2026

Shares in Nvidia were down 1.4% at $177.75 in early trading Friday—a shortened half-day for the market.

From Barron's Nov. 28, 2025

The week sailed by and was capped off with a half-day Friday for us.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

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