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Shorten and halve (Posted on 2005-09-21)

A six letter word, that when you take out its last letter, becomes half of its meaning. What word is it?

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The only one I could think of

| Comment 6 of 33 |

Eighth

1 One

Eighth = ---- = ----------

8 Eight

So "Eight" is the lower half of the definition or meaning of "Eighth".

Edited on September 22, 2005, 2:00 am

Posted by Penny on 2005-09-22 01:15:41

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