half hour

Phonetic Respelling: [ haf-ouuhr, -ou-er, hahf- ]

Definition:

n. a period of time lasting thirty minutes; thirty minutes after any hour or an interval of thirty minutes adj. lasting thirty minutes.

Sentence:

This bus runs on the half hour.

More example sentences:

This bus runs on the half hour.

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What did Ma do when she closed the Superette for a half hour each day?

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Why did Phebe and Nikolai invite Isabelle to dinner a half hour before Clarence?

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Andrew dared Matt to spend a half hour where?

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Synonyms:

30minutes; half an hour; lasting thirty minute

Antonyms:

hour