quarter-hour
quarter-hour · quarter-hours
Quarter of an hour; period of time equal to 15 minutes; a quarterQuarter of an hour; period of time equal to 15 minutes; a quarter.
Meaning
1 sensesQuarter of an hour; period of time equal to 15 minutes; a quarter.
These bells chime on the quarter-hour.
a quarter of an hour
Origin
From quarter + hour.From quarter + hour.
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Forms
plural: quarter-hours| Singular | quarter-hour |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a quarter of an hour:15 minutes
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.