- a socioeconomic group other than one's own, esp. a wealthier one: with the
- Informal, Chiefly Brit. one's spouse
other half
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other half
noun
Informal- A person's spouse or romantic partner.
- A person to whom one feels very close, especially a twin.
- Those whose socioeconomic position contrasts markedly with one's own: see how the other half lives.
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Possibly on the model of better halfTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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