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quarter
noun [C] (FOURTH PART) /ˈkwɔr·t̬ər/Definition
› one of four equal or almost equal parts of something: My house is one and three-quarter miles/a mile and three-quarters from here. › A quarter of/to the hour means 15 minutes before the stated hour: It’s a quarter to three. › A quarter past/after the hour means 15 minutes after the stated hour: I’ll meet you at a quarter past five. › A quarter is one of four equal or nearly equal periods of time into which an activity is divided: Many universities divide the school year into quarters rather than two semesters.
(Definition of quarter noun (FOURTH PART) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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