quarter-hour

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quarter-hour

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From quarter + hour.

noun quarter-hours

quarter of an hour; period of time equal to 15 minutes; a quarter. These bells chime on the quarter-hour.
Similar: quarter of an hour, quarter

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"quarter-hour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/quarter-hour. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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"quarter-hour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/quarter-hour.

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@misc{quarter_hour_2026,
  title = {quarter-hour},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quarter-hour},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}