HALF-HOUR


Meaning of HALF-HOUR in English

/haf"oweur", -ow"euhr, hahf"-/ , n.

1. a period of 30 minutes.

2. the midpoint between the hours: The clock struck on the half-hour.

adj.

3. of, pertaining to, or consisting of a half-hour: half-hour programs.

[ 1375-1425; late ME ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .