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half-staff
[ haf-staf, hahf-stahf ]
/ ˈhæfˈstæf, ˈhɑfˈstɑf /
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noun, verb (used with object)
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Origin of half-staff
First recorded in 1595–1605
Words nearby half-staff
half-slip, half-smile, half snipe, half sole, half sovereign, half-staff, half-starved, half step, half story, half-stuff, half term
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