English Explanatory Dictionary

half-hour

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period of time equal to thirty minutes, half an hour.
  2. The time of thirty minutes past any particular hour.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-half-hour.wav

Word forms

half-hour half-hours half hour halfhour

Etymology

From half- + hour.

Synonyms

half an hour

Derived words

half-hourlong half-hourly

Translations

Finnish: puoli Portuguese: meia hora Swedish: halv
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