What does half-hour mean?
Half-hour means A period of time equal to thirty minutes, half an hour..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
A period of time equal to thirty minutes, half an hour..
The great clock of the castle sounded the half-hour—he had another half-hour to wait, ere the approach of Count Deckendorff; […]
India’s half-hour zone dates back to colonial rule of India and the era when ever-faster steamships and trains were shrinking the world.
Use half-hour when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Half-hour means A period of time equal to thirty minutes, half an hour..
Common synonyms include half an hour, 30 minutes.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The great clock of the castle sounded the half-hour—he had another half-hour to wait, ere the approach of Count Deckendorff; […]
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