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quarter of an hour

quarter of an hour noun: fifteen minutes.

Noun

quarter of an hour (plural quarters of an hour)

  1. fifteen minutes.
    • Will you shut up! You've been talking for the last quarter of an hour.
    • After half or three quarters of an hour’s chat.
    Synonyms:
    quarter-hour

quarter of an hour meaning in Tamil and Arabic

quarter of an hour in Tamil

கால் மணி நேரம்

quarter of an hour in Arabic

fifteen minutes
رُبُع سَاعَة rubuʕ sāʕa

Synonyms of quarter of an hour

Forms of quarter of an hour

pluralquarters of an hour

Questions about quarter of an hour

What does quarter of an hour mean?
Quarter of an hour means fifteen minutes.
What is quarter of an hour in Tamil?
Quarter of an hour in Tamil is கால் மணி நேரம். See Quarter of an hour meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is quarter of an hour?
Quarter of an hour is a noun.
What is the plural of quarter of an hour?
The plural of quarter of an hour is quarters of an hour.

Words near quarter of an hour in the dictionary

  1. quarter moons
  2. quarter nettings
  3. quarter note
  4. quarter notes
  5. quarter of
  6. quarter of an hour
  7. quarter pipe
  8. quarter pipes
  9. quarter point
  10. quarter points
  11. quarter pole

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