half-hour

1. 1.

   a half of an hour

   Synonyms30 minutes

   Broadertime unit

   Part ofhour

Questions about half-hour

What does half-hour mean?

half-hour means "a half of an hour".

How many syllables are in half-hour?

half-hour has 3 syllables: half--ho-ur. The stress falls on "half-". In IPA it is /ˈhæˌfaʊɚ/.

What is another word for half-hour?

Close synonyms include 30 minutes. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.