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Meaning of three-quarter time | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A time signature of a composition indicating three quarter notes or their equivalent in each measure.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The interval between the third and fourth quarters of a sports match.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“2019 Ben Guthrie, AFL to enact heat policy for JLT this weekend Australian Football League, 1 March 2019. Accessed 13 May 2019. The quarter-time and three-quarter time breaks will run for eight minutes (increased from six minutes), while the half-time changeover period has been extended to 22 minutes rather than the usual 20 minutes.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

three-quarters three-revert rule three-ring three-ring circus three-second rule three-shot

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