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Word: Hour
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French ure, via Latin from Greek hōra ‘season, hour’
ˈaʊə
a period of time equal to a twenty-fourth part of a day and night and divided into 60 minutes
Short Definition:twenty-fourth part of day
Examples:- an extra hour of daylight in the winter evenings
- rates of pay were low, starting at £3.20 an hour
- a two-hour operation
a time of day specified as an exact number of hours from midnight or midday
Short Definition:time of day measured from midnight or midday
Examples:- the clock in the sitting room struck the hour
a fixed period of time for an activity, such as work, use of a building, etc.
Short Definition:period of time for activity
Examples:- the dinner hour
- licensing hours
- opening hours
(in the Western (Latin) Church) a short service of psalms and prayers to be said at a particular time of day, especially in religious communities
Short Definition:short service of psalms and prayers
Examples:- an organized life of prayer including the canonical hours
15° of longitude or right ascension (one twenty-fourth part of a circle).
Short Definition:twenty-fourth part of circle
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