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quarter hour
noun
: 15 minutes : a period of time that lasts for 15 minutes
Full Definition 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
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First Known Use of QUARTER HOUR
1766
Rhymes with QUARTER HOUR
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