- three quarters
- plural noun three of the four equal parts into which something may be divided.adverb to the extent of three quarters.
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three quarters
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three-quarters — noun plural * three of four equal parts of something: It took an hour and three quarters to get home. three quarters of: Adult elephants spend three quarters of the day feeding. He d made about three quarters of a million dollars. three quarters… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
three quarters — noun 1. (a part equal to) three fourths of a whole 2. The greater part of something • • • Main Entry: ↑three * * * ˌthree ˈquarters [three quarters] (US also ˌthree ˈfourths … Useful english dictionary
three-quarters — n [plural] an amount equal to three of the four equal parts that make up a whole three quarters of ▪ three quarters of an hour … Dictionary of contemporary English
three-quarters — three quarter, three quarters The noun expressing a fraction is three quarters (with hyphen). The adjectival form is three quarter (e.g. a three quarter length coat), and this is also the form for the players in a rugby team … Modern English usage
three-quarters — also three quarters QUANT: QUANT of n Three quarters is an amount that is three out of four equal parts of something. Three quarters of the country s workers took part in the strike... It took him about three quarters of an hour. Syn: three… … English dictionary
three-quarters */ — UK / US noun [plural] three of four equal parts of something It took an hour and three quarters to get home. three quarters of: Adult elephants spend three quarters of the day feeding. He d made about three quarters of a million pounds. three… … English dictionary
three-quarters — noun three of four equal parts three fourths of a pound • Syn: ↑three fourths • Hypernyms: ↑common fraction, ↑simple fraction * * * noun [plural] : an amount equal to three of the four parts which make up something : seventy five percent … Useful english dictionary
three-quarters — noun (plural) an amount equal to three of the four equal parts that make up a whole (+ of): three quarters of a hour … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ˌthree-ˈquarters — noun [plural] three of four equal parts of something It took an hour and three quarters to get home.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
three quarters — see three quarters … English dictionary
