tərˈaʊər, -ˈaʊ noun
1.
a period of 15 minutes.
2.
a point 15 minutes after or before the hour.
Origin:
1880–85
1880–85
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| quarter-hour | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a period of 15 minutes |
| 2. | any of the points on the face of a timepiece that mark 15 minutes before or after the hour, and sometimes 30 minutes after |
| quarter-'hourly | |
| —adv, —adj | |
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