Definition of
Hour
- (noun, attribute) distance measured by the time taken to cover it
its just 10 minutes away - (noun, time) a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
- (noun, time) clock time
- (noun, time) a special and memorable period
- (noun, attribute) distance measured by the time taken to cover it
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Synonyms of Hour
Alternate forms of Hour
Hyponyms: aurora, bedtime, break of day, break of the day, canonical hour, closing time, cockcrow, crepuscle, crepuscule, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, dusk, early-morning hour, evenfall, fall, first light, gloam, gloaming, happy hour, high noon, late-night hour, man hour, mealtime, midday, midnight, morning, nightfall, none, noon, noonday, noontide, person hour, rush hour, sidereal hour, small hours, sundown, sunrise, sunset, sunup, twelve noon, twilight, zero hour
Hypernyms: clock time, distance, period, period of time, time, time period, time unit, unit of time
Origin of the word Hour
- mid-13c., from O.Fr. hore "one-twelfth of a day" (sunrise to sunset), from L. hora "hour, time, season," from Gk. hora "any limited time," from PIE *yor-a-, from base *yer- "year, season" (see year). Greek hora was "a season; 'the season;'" in classical times, sometimes, "a part of the day," such as morning, evening, noon, night. The Gr… more
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