Meaning

2 senses
  1. A bisector, which divides into two equal parts.

  2. An envelope, card, or fragment thereof showing an affixed cut half of a regular issued stamp, over which one or more postal markings have been applied. Typically used in wartime when normal lower rate stamps may not be available.

Origin

From bi- (“bi-, two”) + Latin secāre (“to cut”).

From bi- (“bi-, two”) + Latin secāre (“to cut”).

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Forms

plural: bisects
Singularbisect
Pluralbisects

regular

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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