common fraction
noun [C] specializedDefinition
› a fraction in which there is a horizontal line with one number above it and one number below it → Synonym vulgar fraction → See also denominator, numeratorFractions
(Definition of common fraction noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- billionth noun
- decimal place noun
- eighteenth noun
- eightieth noun
- eleventh noun
- fifteenth noun
- fifth noun
- fifth ordinal number
- hundredth noun
- improper fraction noun
- ninetieth noun
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- quarter noun (FOURTH PART)
- seventh noun
- sixth noun
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- three quarters determiner
- twelfth noun
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