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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 |
Tayler | | TAY-lər | English (Modern) |
Tzefanyah | | - | Biblical Hebrew |
Ruth (2) | | RUYTH, RUTH | Limburgish |
Pallas (2) | | - | Greek Mythology |
Alessandro | | ahl-e-SAHN-dro | Italian |
Helen | | HEL-ən (English) | English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek Mythology (Anglicized) |