dimidiation

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Pronunciation

• (RP) enPR dĭmĭ'dĭāʹshən, IPA: /dɪˌmɪdɪˈeɪʃən/, /daɪˌmɪdɪˈeɪʃən/

Noun

dimidiation

1. The act of divide into half.
2. The condition of being divided into halves.
3. (heraldry) A marshalling of two coat of arms by the bisection per pale of their escutcheon and forming a new coat of arms from the dexter half of one coat and the sinister half of the other.

Related terms

• dimidiate
• dimidiated
• dimidiately

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