Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - halfway house
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Halfway house
halfway house
(halfway houses) 1. A halfway house is an arrangement or thing that has some of the qualities of two different things. A halfway house between the theatre and cinema is possible. Olivier created one in his imaginative ‘Henry V’ in 1945. N-SING 2. A halfway house is a home for people such as former prisoners, mental patients, or drug addicts who can stay there for a limited period of time to get used to life outside prison or hospital. N-COUNT
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noun Date: 1694 1. a. a place to stop midway on a journey b. a halfway place in a progression 2. a residence for individuals after release from institutionalization (as for mental disorder, drug addiction, or criminal activity) that is designed to facilitate their readjustment to private life ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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~ n 1 something which is a combination of the qualities of two things, but may not be as good as either of those two things by themselves (His clarinet solos are a kind of halfway house between the styles of Dodds and Russell.) 2 a place for former prisoners or people who have had mental illnesses, where they can live until they are ready to live on their own ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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