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quarter past (a given hour in time)
quarter past (a given hour in time)
A quarter of an hour (15 minutes) after the named hour in time. A: "What time does the movie start?" B: "Not until a quarter past eight, so we've got plenty of time!" I thought I'd be home already, but with this traffic, it'll be quarter past before I'm back.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Grant | | GRANT | English, Scottish |
Garth | | [ga:θ] | |
Lois (2) | | LOIS | Galician |
Moyra | | - | Irish, Scottish |
Baruch | | bə-ROOK (English), BER-ook (English), BAR-ook (English), BAHR-ook (English) | Biblical, Hebrew |
Joses | | JO-seez (English) | Biblical |