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halfway house Definition


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halfway house
noun
    1. historical
      A place, often an inn, where one can take a rest during a journey.
    2. colloq
      Something which is between two extremes, and which has some features of each.
    3. A home where former prisoners or mental patients stay temporarily so that they may readjust to life outside the prison or hospital.


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