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half-elf

/hæf ɛlf/

half-elf noun: a person who is half elven and half human by birth.

Noun

half-elf (plural half-elves)

  1. A person who is half elven and half human by birth.

Forms of half-elf

pluralhalf-elves

Origin of half-elf

From half- + elf.

Questions about half-elf

What does half-elf mean?
Half-elf means a person who is half elven and half human by birth.
What part of speech is half-elf?
Half-elf is a noun.
How do you pronounce half-elf?
Half-elf is pronounced /hæf ɛlf/.
What is the plural of half-elf?
The plural of half-elf is half-elves.

Words near half-elf in the dictionary

  1. half-eagle
  2. half-eagles
  3. half-eaten
  4. half-edge
  5. half-edges
  6. half-elf
  7. half-elven
  8. half-elves
  9. half-embrace
  10. half-embraced
  11. half-embraces

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