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half hour
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
half hour
(noun)
half hour
noun
half hour
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of HALF HOUR
[
singular
]
1
:
30 minutes
Trains depart every
half hour
.
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:
a period of time that lasts for 30 minutes
I waited a
half hour
in line.
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2
:
the middle point of an hour
Tours start
on the half hour
. [=at 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, etc.]
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