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1 quarter
[ˈkwɔːtə]1. noun1) one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing:There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters
It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four
رُبْعtwo and a quarter hours.
2) in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.قِطْعَة نَقْدِيَّه: رُبْع دولار3) a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live:حَي في المَدينَهHe lives in the Polish quarter of the town.
4) a direction:جِهَه، مَكانPeople were coming at me from all quarters.
5) mercy shown to an enemy.رَحْمَه6) the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg:فَخْذ البَقَرa bull's hindquarters.
7) the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.ربيع أوَّل أو ربيع ثانٍ8) one of four equal periods of play in some games.رُبْع اللعْبَه9) a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.فَصل دِراسي في الكُلِّيَّه2. verb1) to cut into four equal parts:يُقَسِّم إلى أرباعWe'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.
2) to divide by four:يُقَسِّم على أرْبَعَهIf we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.
3) to give ( especially a soldier) somewhere to stay:يُنْزِل، يأوي الجُنودThe soldiers were quartered all over the town.
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quarter — quarterer, n. /kwawr teuhr/, n. 1. one of the four equal or equivalent parts into which anything is or may be divided: a quarter of an apple; a quarter of a book. 2. a fourth part, esp. of one (1/4). 3. one fourth of a U.S. or Canadian dollar,… … Universalium
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quarter — 1. Practice varies in the hyphenation of quarter in compounds, and the following forms are recommended: quarter day, quarterdeck, quarter final, quarter hour (but a quarter of an hour), quarter light, quartermaster, quarter sessions. 2. The BrE… … Modern English usage
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hour */*/*/ — UK [ˈaʊə(r)] / US [aʊr] noun Word forms hour : singular hour plural hours 1) a) [countable] a period of time that consists of 60 minutes. 30 minutes is usually called half an hour, 15 minutes can be called a quarter of an hour, and 45 minutes can … English dictionary
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