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/kwawr"teuhr oweur", -ow"euhr/, n.1. a period of 15 minutes.2. a point 15 minutes after or before the hour.[1880-85]
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quarter-hour — ► NOUN 1) (also quarter of an hour) a period of fifteen minutes. 2) a point of time fifteen minutes before or after a full hour of the clock … English terms dictionary
quarter-hour — [kwôrt′ər our′] n. 1. fifteen minutes 2. the point marking the first quarter or third quarter of an hour … English World dictionary
quarter hour — noun 1. a. : 15 minutes b. : any of the quarter points of an hour listened apprehensively as the clock chimed successive quarter hours 2. : an hour a week for an academic quarter devoted to class meetings compare semester hour * * * … Useful english dictionary
quarter hour — noun Date: 1766 1. fifteen minutes 2. any of the quarter points of an hour 3. a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic quarter … New Collegiate Dictionary
quarter-hour — noun 1》 (also quarter of an hour) a period of fifteen minutes. 2》 a point of time fifteen minutes before or after a full hour of the clock … English new terms dictionary
quarter-hour — noun a quarter of an hour • Syn: ↑15 minutes • Hypernyms: ↑time unit, ↑unit of time • Part Holonyms: ↑hour, ↑hr, ↑60 minutes … Useful english dictionary
quarter-hour — quar•ter hour [[t]ˈkwɔr tərˈaʊər, ˈaʊ ər[/t]] n. 1) hor a period of 15 minutes 2) hor a point 15 minutes after or before the hour • Etymology: 1880–85 … From formal English to slang
quarter-hour — fifteen minutes … English contemporary dictionary
quarter — 1. Practice varies in the hyphenation of quarter in compounds, and the following forms are recommended: quarter day, quarterdeck, quarter final, quarter hour (but a quarter of an hour), quarter light, quartermaster, quarter sessions. 2. The BrE… … Modern English usage
quarter — ► NOUN 1) each of four equal or corresponding parts into which something is or can be divided. 2) a period of three months, used especially in reference to financial transactions. 3) a quarter hour. 4) a US or Canadian coin worth 25 cents. 5) one … English terms dictionary
