"three-quarter time" meaning in All languages combined

See three-quarter time on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: three-quarter times [plural], three quarter time [alternative], three quarter-time [alternative], three-quarter-time [alternative], three quartertime [alternative], three-quartertime [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} three-quarter time (countable and uncountable, plural three-quarter times)
  1. (music) A time signature of a composition indicating three quarter notes or their equivalent in each measure. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: three-four time, waltz time
    Sense id: en-three-quarter_time-en-noun-58TFBE-q Categories (other): Music, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Time Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Time: 85 15 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (sports) The interval between the third and fourth quarters of a sports match. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-three-quarter_time-en-noun-t79m0i4b Categories (other): Sports Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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