"three-quarters" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /θɹiˈk(w)ɔɹtɚz/ [General-American], /θɹiːˈkwɔːtəz/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} three-quarters (uncountable)
  1. Three of four equal parts (3/4, ¾, 0.75). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): English fractional numbers Synonyms: three-quarter, three-fourths [US], three quarters Related terms: fraction Translations (3/4): tres quarts (Catalan), 四分之三 (sì fēn zhī sān) (Chinese Mandarin), 4分之3 (Chinese Mandarin), tři čtvrtiny (Czech), driekwart (Dutch), drievierde (Dutch), kolm neljandikku (Estonian), kolme neljäsosaa (Finnish), trois quarts [plural] (French), drei Viertel [plural] (German), háromnegyed (Hungarian), tre quarti (Italian), 四分の三 (yon bun no san) (alt: よんぶんのさん) (Japanese), 三四半 (sanshihan) (alt: さんしはん) (Japanese), dodrans (Latin), hastą́ą́yáál (Navajo), trzy czwarte (Polish), ਪੌਣ (pauṇ) [feminine] (Punjabi), три че́тверти (tri čétverti) [plural] (Russian), tres cuartos [masculine, plural] (Spanish), tres cuartas [feminine, plural] (Spanish), trekvart (Swedish)

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