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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Deputies say the shooting took place in the area of Northwest 16th Avenue and 74th Street, around a mile and a half from the station.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Bella, now three and a half years old, was described by Overbye as calm, sensitive, quiet, smart, and playful.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The roller coaster kept climbing higher and dropping lower until a decade and a half ago, when the film and TV star hit a new peak, then imploded.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Bobba had completed high school in New Jersey just three and a half years earlier.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 Sep. 2025
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
Bella, now three and a half years old, was described by Overbye as calm, sensitive, quiet, smart, and playful.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
The roller coaster kept climbing higher and dropping lower until a decade and a half ago, when the film and TV star hit a new peak, then imploded.
—Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
Bobba had completed high school in New Jersey just three and a half years earlier.
—Eli Hager, ProPublica, 8 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 13 Sep. 2025.
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