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moiety

🇬🇧 UK/'mɒiәti/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

One of two roughly equal parts or shares; in anthropology, one of two main divisions of a tribe.

一半;(人类学)胞族,部落的两大分支之一

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
moimiddle, heal
+
etysuffix
=moiety

Common Collocations

  • 1.tribal moiety部落胞族
  • 2.chemical moiety化学基团
  • 3.two moieties两个分子基团

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The tribe divided into two [moieties] for ceremonial purposes.

  • 2.

    In chemistry, a [moiety] refers to a distinct part of a larger molecule.

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