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Definitions for o'clockəˈklɒk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

o'clockəˈklɒk(adv.)

  1. of, by, or according to the clock (used in specifying the hour of the day):

    11 o'clock.

    Category: Horology

  2. according to a method for indicating a position in space relative to the numbers on a clock's face, with 12 o'clock directly ahead in horizontal position or straight up in vertical position.

    Category: Surveying

Origin of o'clock:

1710–20

Princeton's WordNet

  1. o'clock(adverb)

    according to the clock

    "it's three o'clock in Tokyo now"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. o'clock(adverb)əˈklɒk

    indicates which hour is being mentioned

    It's two o'clock.; three minutes after/before eight o'clock

Translations for o'clock

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

o'clock(adjective)

used, in stating the time, to refer to a particular hour

It's five o'clock.; the three o'clock train.

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