half-hour C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈhæˌfaʊɝ/ See IPA manual Freq #11445 Meanings 1 noun The time of thirty minutes past any particular hour. The great clock of the castle sounded the half-hour—he had another half-hour to wait, ere the approach of Count Deckendorff; […]. 2 noun a half of an hour 3 noun A period of time equal to thirty minutes, half an hour. Thesaurus Synonyms 3 noun · a period of time equal to... half an hour Word family Derived forms half-hourlonghalf-hourly Etymology From half- + hour. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # half-hour **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈhæˌfaʊɝ/ **Frequency rank:** 11445 ## Meanings 1. The time of thirty minutes past any particular hour. 2. a half of an hour 3. A period of time equal to thirty minutes, half an hour. ## Examples - The great clock of the castle sounded the half-hour—he had another half-hour to wait, ere the approach of Count Deckendorff; […]. ## Derived Forms - half-hourlong - half-hourly ## Etymology From half- + hour. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown