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Noun: quarter-hour  'k(w)or-tu(r) 'awr
  1. A quarter of an hour
    "The bus arrives every quarter-hour during peak times";
    - 15 minutes

Derived forms: quarter-hours

Type of: time unit, unit of time

Part of: 60 minutes, hour, hr

Encyclopedia: Quarter-hour