noun
three of four equal parts
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three-fourths of a pound
• Syn: ↑three-fourths
• Hypernyms: ↑common fraction, ↑simple fraction
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noun [plural]
: an amount equal to three of the four parts which make up something : seventy-five percent
Three-quarters of the class will be going on the trip.
three-quarters of an hour [=45 minutes]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.