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noun
quarter of an hour; period of time equal to 15 minutes; a quarter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: time
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a quarter of an hour
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: 15 minutes
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: time unit, unit of time
History
From quarter + hour.
