CHILDREN’S HOUR

Meaning of CHILDREN’S HOUR in English

a BBC radio programme for children that was broadcast in Britain early every evening from 1922 to 1964. It was very popular in the years before children’s television.

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HOUR
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HOUR — — hourless , adj. /oweur, ow"euhr/ , n. 1. a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOUR — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ure, eure, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin hora canonical hour, from Latin, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HOUR — noun a measure of distance traveled. 2. hour ·noun the twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes. 3. hour ·noun …
Webster English vocab
HOUR — [hour] n [ME, fr. OF heure, fr. LL & L; LL hora canonical hour, fr. L, hour of the day, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HOUR — in timekeeping, 3,600 seconds, now defined in terms of radiation emitted from atoms of the element cesium under specified conditions. …
Britannica English vocabulary
HOUR — / ˈaʊə(r); NAmE / noun HELP NOTE : Use an , not a , before hour . 1. [ C …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOUR — hour S1 W1 /aʊə $ aʊr/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: heure …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOUR — n. 1 a twenty-fourth part of a day and night, 60 minutes. 2 a time of day, a point in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOUR — n. 1 a twenty-fourth part of a day and night, 60 minutes. 2 a time of day, a point in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOUR — n.1 a twenty-fourth part of a day and night, 60 minutes. 2 a time of day, a point in time …
Oxford English vocab
HOUR — ( hours) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. An hour is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOUR — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 24 hours a day (= during the whole day and night ) ▪ In Cairo, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOUR — [noun] [C] - a period of 60 minutesThe exam lasted an hour/three hours/half an hour/a quarter of an hour/an hour …
Cambridge English vocab
HOUR — noun 1 period of sixty minutes ADJECTIVE ▪ full , solid ▪ I slept for eight solid ~s. ▪ contact …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
HOUR — сущ. 1) час to show, tell the hour ≈ показывать время a solid hour ≈ целый час an ungodly hour …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HOUR — hour.ogg ʹaʋə n 1. час twenty-four hours - сутки, 24 часа at the hour of seven - в семь часов …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOUR — час - actinometric hour - actual hours - block hour - busy hours - climatological hour - crush hours - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HOUR — час - actinometric hour - actual hours - block hour - busy hours - climatological hour - crush hours - heavy hours - hour of observation - inverse hour - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
HOUR — n 1. час twenty-four hours - сутки, 24 часа at the hour of seven - в семь часов an hour's …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
HOUR — сущ. 1) сокр. - h час ( 60 минут ) in, within an hour — в течение часа, через час …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HOUR — сущ. 1) сокр. - h час (60 минут) in, within an hour — в течение часа, через час to pay by the hour …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HOUR — в соч. hours per lot — время обработки партии деталей, период обработки партии деталей - capacity hours - in-cut hours …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
HOUR — в соч. hours per lot — время обработки партии деталей, период обработки партии деталей - capacity hours - in-cut hours - labor hour - machine …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
HOUR — _n. 1> час; at an early hour - рано; to keep early/good hours - рано вставать и рано ложиться; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HOUR — n. 1. час; at an early hour - рано; to keep early/good hours - рано вставать и рано ложиться; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HOUR — сущ. 1) час 2) рабочий час • - business hours - by the hour - cost per hour - hours of attendance - hours of exchange - hours of …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
HOUR — _n. 1> час; at an early hour рано; to keep early (или good) hours рано вставать и рано ложиться; to …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
HOUR — 1) час; время; период 2) pl часы работы, рабочее время, рабочий день 3) затраты труда в человеко-часах - before hours …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике и финансам
HOUR — сущ. 1) а) общ. час (как одна двадцать четвертая суток, состоящая из 60 минут) to show [tell] the hour — показывать время an hour's …
Новый англо-русский толковый словарь по менеджменту и экономике труда
HOUR — сущ. 1) час to show, tell the hour ≈ показывать время a solid hour ≈ целый час an ungodly hour …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
FIZZY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a fizzy drink British English , a carbonated drink American English (= with bubbles of …
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FEMININE
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EXCITEMENT
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EVER — adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ever since (= all the time since ) ▪ We’ve been friends ever since we …
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ENTHUSIASM
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DELIGHT — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cry of pain/despair/delight etc ▪ A rock was loose and he fell with …
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COMPILE — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES compile a list formal (= write a list ) ▪ They’ve compiled a list of …
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CHECK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a routine check ▪ Police stopped the vehicle for a routine check. a security …
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CARING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES sb’s creative/caring/feminine etc side ▪ The art program is meant to bring out children’s creative …
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AFTER — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES After much deliberation ▪ After much deliberation , first prize was awarded to Derek …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VISIT — INDEX: 1. to visit a person 2. to visit someone for a short time 3. to visit a place as …
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USE — INDEX: to use something for a purpose 1. to use something for a purpose 2. to use particular methods, knowledge, …
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DECEIVE — INDEX: 1. to trick someone and make them believe something that is not true 2. to be tricked or deceived …
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TRAVEL — INDEX: 1. to travel to a place 2. the activity of travelling 3. different ways of travelling 4. to travel …
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THICK — INDEX: 1. thick 2. ways of talking about how thick something is RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ THIN thick liquid : …
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TEST — INDEX: test/exam 1. a test of your knowledge or skill 2. to do a test or exam 3. to do …
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BE INVOLVED — INDEX: 1. to take part in an event, activity, discussion etc 2. to start taking part 3. to take part …
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PERSUADE
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HELP — INDEX: 1. to help someone 2. to help someone by making them feel more confident and less worried 3. to …
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HAPPY
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GIVE — INDEX: 1. to give something to someone without expecting to be paid for it 2. to give something to everyone …
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STEIG — (1907–2003) a US cartoonist and writer of children’s books who was best known for his cartoons in the New Yorker …
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PADDINGTON BEAR — the main character in a series of children’s books by Michael Bond (1926– ). Paddington is a toy bear, usually …
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NEWBERY MEDAL — a US award presented each year to the author of the best US children’s book. It was established in 1922 …
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GRANGE HILL — a British children’s television programme in the 1970s and 1980s. It was set in a school in London, and was …
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DAHL — (1916–90) a British author best known for his very popular children’s books. These include James and the Giant Peach (1962), …
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