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Pronunciation spelling of hour. [A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.]
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(theater) A showstopping song that occurs late in the second act of a two-act musical, often signifying a moment of revelation or change of heart of a lead character.
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Alternative form of eleventh hour [(idiomatic) A point in time which is nearly too late; the last minute.]
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A timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are divided into two periods called ante meridiem and post meridiem.
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A timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are treated as a single period, rather than two sets of 12 hours.
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Obsolete form of o'clock. [(modifying a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral.]
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a timezone formerly used in the Netherlands, referring to UTC+00:20
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At the moment midnight is reached in the time zone immediately east of the International Date Line (that is, on the Western Hemisphere).
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The time past mean noon of a particular day, reckoned on to twenty-four hours in mean time.
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The time at (or very close to) half the next hour of time.
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(law) A timespan of exactly 24 hours, measured from one midnight to the next.
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One hundredth of one day; that is, 14 minutes and 24 seconds.
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The time of day in the time zone that encompasses a central portion of the United States.
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Mean solar time reckoned from midnight by adding twelve hours.
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A full sixty-minute period (as opposed to a scheduled length of time that is called an "hour" but not equivalent to sixty minutes, such as a student hour).
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The practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, usually by one hour, so that the adjustment causes the time to coincide with the greatest period of illumination by the sun over the course of the day.
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Alternative form of daylight saving time [The practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, usually by one hour, so that the adjustment causes the time to coincide with the greatest period of illumination by the sun over the course of the day.]
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Alternative form of daylight saving time [The practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the spring and back in the fall, usually by one hour, so that the adjustment causes the time to coincide with the greatest period of illumination by the sun over the course of the day.]
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The advancing of clocks by two hours ahead of winter time in summer instead of the usual one hour; mainly used during World War II in the United Kingdom.
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(historical chronometry) The exact time at the middle of a "Chinese" or "double hour", beginning with midnight.
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(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the ninth hour of the day; 8:00 a.m. (08:00).
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(informal) A position ahead and slightly to the left (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 11 mark on a clock face)
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one twenty-fourth of a full day-night cycle (as opposed to one twelfth of a night or a day)
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(Only in the 12-hour clock) The start of the eighteenth hour of the day; 5:00 p.m. (17:00).
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(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the fifth hour of the day; 4:00 a.m. (04:00).
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Alternative form of four o'clock [(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the fifth hour of the day; 4:00 a.m. (04:00).]
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Mean solar time at the Greenwich Meridian.
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(sciences) Abbreviation of hour (particularly when used as a (non-SI) unit of time alongside International System of Units (SI) units) [A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.]
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(figuratively) The hour at which any major event planned for the future is set to begin, as used in United States military.
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Thirty minutes past any hour.
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The time of thirty minutes past any particular hour.
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Of or relating to an hour, or to hours.
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(military, in the plural) Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.
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The changing of clocks one hour forward or backward, in line with daylight saving time.
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The hand of a clock or watch face that revolves twice each day and indicates the hours.
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Obsolete spelling of hour [A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.]
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Obsolete spelling of hour [A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.]
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Obsolete spelling of hour [A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.]
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Abbreviation of hour. [A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.]
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(dated) Synonym of know what is what
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(dated) Synonym of know what is what
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(time/clock operation) Either a.m. or p.m.
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(military, US and allied forces) A specific system of denoting and pronouncing the times of the 24-hour clock.
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The time of day in the time zone that encompasses an area of western Russia, including Moscow.
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(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the tenth hour of the day; 9:00 a.m. (09:00).
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(obsolete) The ninth hour of the day counted from sunrise; around three o'clock in the afternoon.
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(modifying a numeral, one to twelve) In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral.
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(informal) After a numeral, denotes a time of around the start of that hour.
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Initialism of office hours. [The times, typically from about 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, when non-24/7 office workers are at their desks.]
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One o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
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(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).
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Obsolete form of hour. [A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.]
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(attributive, often hyphenated) Relating to peak periods in traffic and transportation.
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(historical) The idiosyncratic alterations made by King Edward VII to the timekeeping at the royal estate of Sandringham, to provide more daylight for hunting in the winter. The time corresponds to UTC+0:30, and was used from 1901 to 1936.
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A Hebrew unit of time equal to ¹⁄₁₀₈₀ hour.
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(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the eighth hour of the day; 7:00 a.m. (07:00).
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The strokes on a ship's bell, every half hour, to mark the passage of time. In each of the day's six watches of four hours, one bell marks the end of the first half hour, eight bells marks the end of the watch.
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(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the seventh hour of the day; 6:00 a.m. (06:00).
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The meridian used for determining standard time.
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(chronology, obsolete or dialectal) An hour.
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(units of measure) A unit of time reckoned as ¹⁄₁₂ of a day's daylight or nighttime, varying according to season, latitude, and local weather.
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(Only in the 12-hour clock) The start of the twenty-third hour of the day; 10:00 p.m. (22:00).
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(In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the fourth hour of the day; 3:00 a.m. (03:00).
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A loosely specified period of time, minutes or hours in duration, especially daytime, or point in time.
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A fixed period of time representing a division of the day or night.
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(idiomatic) The time at (or very close to) the start of the next hour of time.
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(military slang, by ellipsis of twelve o'clock) Front (front side of something, position in front of something).
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(Only in the 12-hour clock) The start of the first hour of the day; midnight; 12:00 a.m. (00:00).
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(colloquial) Any time close to twelve o'clock.
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The start of the twenty-first hour of the day on the 24-hour clock, i.e. 20:00.
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Two o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
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(informal) A position ahead and rightward (horizontal clock orientation) or above and rightward (vertical clock orientation) (from the location of the 2 mark on a clock face)
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(US, historical) Daylight saving time, as used in the United States during World War I and World War II to conserve energy that would otherwise be required for lighting.
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The scheduled time for the start of some event, especially a military operation; H-hour.
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The start of the first hour of the day on the 24-hour clock, i.e. 0:00, military time.
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A designation for time along the prime meridian; UTC; Zulu time.
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