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three–quarters
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three–quarters
(noun)
three–quarters
noun
three–quarters
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of THREE–QUARTERS
[
plural
]
:
an amount equal to three of the four parts which make up something
:
seventy-five percent
Three-quarters
of the class will be going on the trip.
three-quarters
of an hour [=45 minutes]
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