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three-quarter
[ three-kwawr-ter ]
adjective
- consisting of or involving three quarters of a whole or of the usual length:
a blouse with a three-quarter sleeve.
- (of a portrait) showing the face as seen from in front and somewhat to the side:
a three-quarter view.
three-quarter
adjective
- being three quarters of something
a three-quarter turn
- being of three quarters the normal length
noun
- rugby
- any of the four players between the fullback and the halfbacks
- this position
- ( as modifier )
three-quarter play
Word History and Origins
Origin of three-quarter1
Example Sentences
Paul Townend then seized the initiative on Lossiemouth and the pair won by two and three-quarter lengths.
No wonder the figure’s three-quarter view cemented the standard for European portraiture for centuries, replacing frontal or, more often, profile poses that harkened back to classical Greece and Rome.
The three-quarter masterpiece, a reporter began while speaking to outside linebacker Khalil Mack, must have been a big deal.
The initial stages of the ascent of the fifth test were the same as the previous outing, with the Ship and booster separating two and three-quarter minutes after leaving the ground.
It’s the way all that power comes out of a three-quarter delivery that makes the ball seemingly explode out of his hand.
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