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Princeton's WordNet

  1. first quarternoun

    the first fourth of the Moon's period of revolution around the Earth

Wiktionary

  1. first quarternoun

    The waxing lunar phase, from new moon to half way between new moon and full moon.

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  1. first quarter

    The first quarter typically refers to the initial quarter of a specific period, most commonly used in financial or business terms to represent the first three months (January, February, March) of a fiscal or calendar year. However, it can also refer to any specific situation or event that is divided into four equal parts, in which case it'll represent the first of those four parts.

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. first quarter

    When the moon appears exactly as a half-moon, 90° from the sun towards the east, she is in the first quarter, with her western half illuminated.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of first quarter in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of first quarter in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of first quarter in a Sentence

  1. Robert Pavlik:

    When you start to look at some of the forecasts for earnings growth in 2016, you're not expected to see much in the first quarter or second.

  2. Will Hamlyn:

    You're definitely seeing the impact of the currency headwinds in the first quarter results, and also the European economies have slowed relative to last year.

  3. Martin Lundstedt:

    During the first quarter we will adjust production to the new lower level of demand in North America and Brazil.

  4. Bismarck Rewane:

    It will lead to some disruption and contraction in economic activity, gDP numbers for the first quarter of the year will be affected .

  5. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc:

    To ensure our people’s health, it’s a must we have a COVID-19 vaccine in the first quarter.


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