Definition of DIMIDIATION

dimidiation

Meanings

Plural: dimidiations

Noun

  • The act of dividing into halves.
  • The condition of being divided into halves.
  • A marshalling of two coats of arms by the bisection per pale of their escutcheons and forming a new coat of arms from the dexter half of one coat and the sinister half of the other.

Origin / Etymology

Continuing the Middle English dimydicion (circa 1425, in an arithmetical sense), from the Late Latin dīmidiātiō.

Scrabble Score: 15

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Words With Friends Score: 17

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