quarter hour
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nounDefinition of QUARTER HOUR
1
: fifteen minutes
2
: any of the quarter points of an hour
3
: a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic quarter
See Examples of QUARTER HOUR
- Trains depart every quarter hour.
- I waited a quarter hour in line.
First Known Use of QUARTER HOUR
1766
Rhymes with QUARTER HOUR
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