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• half an hour — ˌhalf ˈhour [half hour half hours] (also ˌhalf an ˈhour) noun a period of 30 minutes • He should arrive within the next half hour …   Useful english dictionary

• half-an-hour — half a crown, half a dozen, half an hour etc.: see half crown, dozen, hour, and half a. 1 c …   Useful english dictionary

• half an hour — period of 30 minutes …   English contemporary dictionary

• half-hour — half hour1 adjective only before noun lasting for 30 minutes: a half hour meeting/session/documentary half hour ,half hour 2 noun count 1. ) half hour or half an hour a period of 30 minutes: I ll call you back within the next half hour. The job… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• half — [ hæf ] (plural halves [ hævz ] ) function word, quantifier *** Half can be used in the following ways: as a predeterminer (followed by a word such as a, the, this, or his ): We live half a mile up the road. I have to spend half my time taking… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• hour — W1S1 [auə US aur] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(60 minutes)¦ 2¦(business/work etc)¦ 3 (work) long/regular etc hours 4¦(time of day)¦ 5¦(long time)¦ 6¦(o clock)¦ 7 1300/1530/1805 etc hours 8 by the hour/from hour to hour 9 lunch/din …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hour — [ aur ] noun *** ▸ 1 60 minutes of time ▸ 2 a long time ▸ 3 time in which you do something ▸ 4 particular time of day ▸ 5 point in history/life ▸ 6 exact time ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count a period of time that consists of 60 minutes. 30 minutes is… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• half-hour — ► NOUN 1) (also half an hour) a period of thirty minutes. 2) a point in time thirty minutes after a full hour of the clock. DERIVATIVES half hourly adjective & adverb …   English terms dictionary

• half-hour|ly — «HAF OWR lee, HAHF », adjective, adverb. –adj. lasting half an hour. –adv. every half hour …   Useful english dictionary

• half-hourly — half hour ► NOUN 1) (also half an hour) a period of thirty minutes. 2) a point in time thirty minutes after a full hour of the clock. DERIVATIVES half hourly adjective & adverb …   English terms dictionary

• half-a-dozen — halfˈ a dozˈen 1. Six 2. Approximately six • • • Main Entry: ↑dozen * * * half a crown, half a dozen, half an hour etc.: see half crown, dozen, hour, and half a. 1 c …   Useful english dictionary