HOUR
\ˈa͡ʊ͡ə], \ˈaʊə], \ˈaʊə]\
Definitions of HOUR
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.
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The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet?
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Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour.
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Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers.
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A measure of distance traveled.
By Oddity Software
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The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.
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The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At what hour shall we meet?
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Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour.
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Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers.
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A measure of distance traveled.
By Noah Webster.
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60 min. or the 24th part of a day: the time indicated by a clock, etc.: a time or occasion:-pl. (myth.) the goddesses of the seasons and the hours: in the R. Cath. Church, prayers to be said at certain hours.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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