"half hour" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: half hours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} half hour (plural half hours)
  1. Alternative form of half-hour. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: half-hour
    Sense id: en-half_hour-en-noun-qUlQZYjG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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