quarter in English: One of four equal parts of something. (noun)

Translation

One of four equal parts of something.

Word origin

From Latin quartarius, "a fourth part", from quattuor (four).

Gender

Pluralquarters

.

Four equal pieces make four "quarters".

.

A quarter of an hour is fifteen minutes.

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Here "a quarter" means one part in four.

half

One of the two equal parts that make up a whole thing.

part

A piece or section of something bigger, not the whole of it.

hour

A length of time equal to sixty minutes.

piece

A part of something, or one thing from a group of things.

four

The number 4, one more than three.

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