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quarter-hour

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary

quarter-hour /ˌkwôrdərˈou(ə)r, ˌkwɔrdərˈaʊ(ə)r / (also quarter of an hour)
noun a period of fifteen minutes.
a point of time fifteen minutes before or after any hour:
a carriage clock chimed the quarter-hour.