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1. (n.) hour
a period of time equal to
2. hour
any specific one of these 24 periods, usu. reckoned in two series of 12, one series from midnight to noon and the second from noon to midnight, but sometimes reckoned (esp. in military and non-U.S. usage) in one series of 24, from midnight to midnight: He slept for the hour between 2 and 3 a .m . The hour for the bombardment was between 1330 (1:30 p.m. ) and 1400 (2:00 p.m. ).
3. hour
any specific time of day; the time indicated by a timepiece:
What is the hour?
4. hour
a short or limited period of time:
one's hour of glory.
5. hour
a particular or appointed time:
At what hour do you open?
6. hour
a customary or usual time:
dinner hour.
7. hour
the present time:
the issues of the hour.
8. hour
hours,
9. hour
time spent at a workplace or in working, studying, etc.
10. hour
customary time of going to bed and getting up:
to keep late hours.
11. hour
(in the Christian church) the seven stated times of the day for prayer and devotion.
12. hour
the offices or services prescribed for these times.
13. hour
a book containing them.
14. hour
the distance normally covered in an hour's traveling:
We live about an hour from the city.
15. hour
a unit of measure of right ascension representing 15°, or the 24th part of a great circle.
16. hour
a single period, as of instruction or therapy, usu. lasting from 40 to 55 minutes.
Etymology: (1175–1225; < OF (h)ore < L hōra < Gk hṒrā time, season)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) hour, hr, 60 minutes
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
"the job will take more than an hour"
2. (noun) hour, time of day
clock time
"the hour is getting late"
3. (noun) hour
a special and memorable period
"it was their finest hour"
4. (noun) hour, minute
distance measured by the time taken to cover it
"we live an hour from the airport"; "its just 10 minutes away"
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1. (noun) hour
a period of sixty minutes
I'm busy for the next hour.; The doctor's visit took an hour.; She left an hour ago.
2. hour
an/per hour
for each hour
The job pays $20 an hour.
3. hour
***hours
the period when people work or sth is open
the store's opening hours; visiting hours at the hospital; young doctors working long hours
4. hour
***a very long time
We waited for hours.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) hour
the twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes
2. (noun) hour
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?
3. (noun) hour
fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour
4. (noun) hour
certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers
5. (noun) hour
a measure of distance traveled
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Sense: sixty minutes, the twenty-fourth part of a day
He spent an hour trying to start the car this morning; She'll be home in half an hour; a five-hour delay.
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 Afrikaans: uur |
 Arabic: ساعَه |
 Bulgarian: час |
 Brazilian: hora |
 Czech: hodina |
 German: die Stunde |
 Danish: time; -timers |
 Greek: ώρα |
 Spanish: hora |
 Estonian: tund |
 Farsi: يكساعت |
 Finnish: tunti |
 French: heure |
 Hebrew: שָׁעָה |
 Hindi: घंटा |
 Croatian: sat, ura |
 Hungarian: óra |
 Indonesian: jam |
 Icelandic: klukkustund |
 Italian: ora |
 Japanese: １時間 |
 Korean: 한 시간 |
 Lithuanian: valanda |
 Latvian: stunda |
 Malay: jam |
 Dutch: uur |
 Norwegian: time |
 Polish: godzina |
 Persian: يكساعت |
 Pashto: یوه ګړی |
 Portuguese: hora |
 Romanian: oră |
 Russian: час |
 Slovak: hodina |
 Slovenian: ura |
 Serbian: sat |
 Swedish: timme |
 Thai: ชั่วโมง |
 Turkish: saat |
 Taiwanese: 小時 |
 Ukrainian: година |
 Urdu: گھنٹہ |
 Vietnamese: giờ; tiếng (đồng hồ) |
 Chinese: 小时 |
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