Half-hour
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Half-hour is a noun meaning A period of time equal to thirty minutes, half an hour.
Meaning
A period of time equal to thirty minutes, half an hour.
More Meanings
- The time of thirty minutes past any particular hour.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- half-hours
- halfhour
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include hour, one-half, half, min, halfmonth, quarter-hour.
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