transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈau̇(-ə)r ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ure, eure, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin hora canonical hour, from Latin, hour of the day, from Greek hōra — more at year
Date: 13th century
1. : a time or office for daily liturgical devotion ; especially : canonical hour
2. : the 24th part of a day : 60 minutes
3.
a. : the time of day reckoned in two 12-hour periods
b. plural : the time reckoned in one 24-hour period from midnight to midnight using a 4-digit number of which the first two digits indicate the hour and the last two digits indicate the minute
in the military 4:30 p.m. is called 1630 hour s
4.
a. : a customary or particular time
lunch hour
in our hour of need
also : moment 1b
hero of the hour
b. plural : time of going to bed
keeps late hour s
also : time of working
banker's hour s
5. : an angular unit of right ascension equal to 15 degrees measured along the celestial equator
6. : the work done or distance traveled at normal rate in an hour
the city was two hour s away
7.
a. : a class session
b. : credit hour , semester hour
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