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threequarter

threequarter is the alternative spelling of three-quarter.

Meaning of three-quarter

Noun

three-quarter (plural three-quarters)

  1. A player positioned between the half-backs and the full-backs (properly a three-quarter back)
    • England's superior conditioning began to show in the final quarter and as the game began to break up, their three-quarters began to stamp their authority on the game. And when Foden went on a mazy run from inside his own 22 and put Ashton in for a long-range try, any threat of an upset was when and...2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport
  2. (singular) A fraction with three of four equal parts (=75 %)
    • Europe has around a three-quarter billion/milliard (i.e. 750 million) inhabitants.
    Synonyms:
    ¾

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Forms of threequarter

pluralthreequarters

Questions about threequarter

What is threequarter the alternative spelling of?
Threequarter is the alternative spelling of three-quarter.

Words near threequarter in the dictionary

  1. threepennyworths
  2. threeplex
  3. threeplexes
  4. threepronged
  5. threeps
  6. threequarter
  7. threequarters
  8. threequel
  9. threequels
  10. threes
  11. threescore

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