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three-quarters

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • General-American: /θɹiˈk(w)ɔɹtɚz/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /θɹiːˈkwɔːtəz/
  • CMU ARPABET: TH R IY2 K W AO1 R T ER0 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Three of four equal parts (3/4, 3⁄4, 0.75).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • three-quarters of the population
  • three-quarters majority

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: three-quarter, three-fourths

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

forty-five minutes

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • It took two hours and three-quarters to get home.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

three of four equal parts

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • three-fourths of a pound

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: three-fourths

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: common fraction, simple fraction

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: три четвърти (tri) — 3/4
  • Catalan: tres quarts — 3/4
  • Chinese Mandarin: 四分之三 (sì fēn zhī sān) — 3/4
  • Chinese Mandarin: 4分之3 — 3/4
  • Czech: tři čtvrtiny — 3/4
  • Dutch: driekwart — 3/4
  • Dutch: drievierde — 3/4
  • Estonian: kolm neljandikku — 3/4
  • Finnish: kolme neljäsosaa — 3/4
  • French: trois quarts — 3/4
  • German: drei Viertel — 3/4
  • Hungarian: háromnegyed — 3/4
  • Italian: tre quarti — 3/4
  • Japanese: 四分の三 (yon bun no san) — 3/4
  • Japanese: 三四半 (sanshihan) — 3/4
  • Latin: dodrans — 3/4
  • Mokilese: jilkij pahw — 3/4
  • Polish: trzy czwarte — 3/4
  • Punjabi: ਪੌਣ (pauṇ) — 3/4
  • Russian: три че́тверти (tri čétverti) — 3/4
  • Spanish: tres cuartos — 3/4
  • Spanish: tres cuartas — 3/4
  • Swedish: trekvart — 3/4
  • Bulgarian: четиридесет и пет минути (i) — 45 minutes
  • Finnish: kolme varttia — 45 minutes
  • German: Dreiviertelstunde — 45 minutes
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