quarter-hour

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌkwɔːrtərˈaʊər/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kwôr′tər ouər′, -ou′ər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
quar•ter-hour  (kwôr′tər ouər′, -ou′ər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Timea period of 15 minutes.
  2. Timea point 15 minutes after or before the hour.
  • 1880–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quarter-hour
  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-hour' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
quarter - repeat - repeater

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