quarter-hour

(kwôrtər o̵ur)

noun

  1. fifteen minutes
  2. the point marking the first quarter or third quarter of an hour

See quarter-hour in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also quar·ter hour

noun
  1. Fifteen minutes.
  2. The point on a clock's face marking either 15 minutes after or 15 minutes before an hour.

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