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three quartertime

three quartertime is the alternative form of three-quarter time.

Meaning of three-quarter time

Noun

three-quarter time (countable and uncountable, plural three-quarter times)

  1. A time signature of a composition indicating three quarter notes or their equivalent in each measure.
  2. The interval between the third and fourth quarters of a sports match.
    • The quarter-time and three-quarter time breaks will run for eight minutes (increased from six minutes), while the half-time changeover period has been extended to 22 minutes rather than the usual 20 minutes.2019 Ben Guthrie, AFL to enact heat policy for JLT this weekend Australian Football League, 1 March 2019. Accessed 13 May 2019.

Forms of three quartertime

pluralthree quartertimes

Questions about three quartertime

What is three quartertime the alternative form of?
Three quartertime is the alternative form of three-quarter time.

Words near three quartertime in the dictionary

  1. three quarter time
  2. three quarter times
  3. three quarter-time
  4. three quarter-times
  5. three quarters
  6. three quartertime
  7. three quartertimes
  8. three R's
  9. three ring circus
  10. three ring circuses
  11. Three Rivers

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