three-quarters

three-quarters
noun
three of four equal parts
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three-fourths of a pound

Syn: ↑three-fourths
Hypernyms: ↑common fraction, ↑simple fraction

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noun [plural]
: an amount equal to three of the four parts which make up something : seventy-five percent

Three-quarters of the class will be going on the trip.

three-quarters of an hour [=45 minutes]


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  • three quarters — plural noun three of the four equal parts into which something may be divided. adverb to the extent of three quarters …   English new terms dictionary

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