Usually means: First three months of year.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word first quarter:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. first quarter: Collins English Dictionary
  2. first quarter: Vocabulary.com
  3. First-Quarter, First-quarter, first-quarter: Wordnik
  4. first quarter: Wiktionary
  5. first quarter: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  6. first quarter: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. first quarter: Dictionary.com
  8. first quarter: Rhymezone
  9. first quarter: FreeDictionary.org
  10. first quarter: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. first quarter: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. first quarter: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. first quarter: Encyclopedia

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Encyclopedia of Graphic Symbols (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (first quarter)

▸ noun:  (astronomy) The waxing lunar phase, from new moon to half way between new moon and full moon.

Similar:
last quarter, half-moon, quarter moon, halfmoon, half moon, crescent moon, quartenary moon, quarternary moon, quaternary moon, lunar month, more...

Opposite:
fourth quarter, last quarter, final quarter

Phrases:
First Quarter Storm, first and third quarter tide, more...

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Similar:
last quarter, half-moon, quarter moon, halfmoon, half moon, crescent moon, quartenary moon, quarternary moon, quaternary moon, lunar month, more...

Opposite:
fourth quarter, last quarter, final quarter

Phrases:
First Quarter Storm, first and third quarter tide, more...



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