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His blood or genetic makeup doesn't change; he was just "granted the same grace" (Appendix A, ROTK).
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Your quote is misleading. It reffers to the ability to pass over to the west, not to his immortality.
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Elrond chose to be of Elven-kind, and became a master of wisdom. To him therefore was granted the same grace as to those of the High Elves that still lingered in Middle-earth: that when weary at last of the mortal lands they could take ship from the Grey Havens and pass into the Uttermost West; and this grace continued after the change of the world.
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What is "a full elf"?
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There is no reason to now call him an elf just because he shares their fate.
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It wasn't just sharing their fate, but also their other abilities, which I mentioned previously. Anyway, do I understand correctly that you consider Men, Half-Elven and Elves to have the same "blood or genetic makeup"? If so, what would make a Half-Elven less of an elf, than a "naturally" born Elf?