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单词 half hour
释义

half hour

noun

1
: thirty minutes
2
: the middle point of an hour
half-hourly
ˈhaf-ˈau̇(-ə)r-lē How to pronounce half hour (audio)
ˈhäf-
adverb or adjective

Example Sentences

Trains depart every half hour. I waited a half hour in line.
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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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