FIRST QUARTER Definition & Meaning

first quarter

noun

Astronomy.

the instant, approximately one week after a new moon, when one half of the moon's disk is illuminated by the sun.

first quarter

noun

one of the four principal phases of the moon, occurring between new moon and full moon, when half of the lighted surface is visible from earth Compare last quarter

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of first quarter¹

First recorded in 1905–10

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Luka Doncic bounced back from a rough game in a loss to the Warriors and a miserable first quarter Friday to get back in rhythm in a win over the New Orleans Pelicans.

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At the Frida Cinema in Santa Ana, social media buzz pushed the independent theater to a record-breaking first quarter.

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Things deteriorated further for the Bruins late in the first quarter when Betts was called for her second foul, sending her to the bench for the rest of the first half.

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What happened in the first quarter of this century is already being weaponized in a startling fashion in the second era of Donald Trump.

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With the press in place — and USC content to push down the gas pedal with its pressure — the Trojans allowed just four total baskets after the first quarter.

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