- three-fourths
- nounthree of four equal parts-
three-fourths of a pound
• Syn: ↑three-quarters• Hypernyms: ↑common fraction, ↑simple fraction
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three-fourths
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three-quarter — [thrē′kwôrt′ər] adj. 1. of or involving three fourths 2. showing the face intermediate between profile and full face [a three quarter portrait] … English World dictionary
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