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MOIETY
/ˈmɔɪ.ə.ti/NounMOI-e-tymoi-e-ty · 3 syllablesCollege
Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2023
Meaning
A half.
Etymology
Origin: Latin
Borrowed from Middle French moytié, from Old French meitié (“half”) (modern French moitié (“half”)), from Late Latin medietās (“centre, midpoint; half”), from Latin medius (“half; middle”) + -tās (from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being)). Medius is ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”), possibly from *me-dʰi- (“among; with”), from *me (“in the middle of; among; with”). The word is a doublet of mediety.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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