Definition of hour

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Hour (n.) Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour..

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Nycthemeron :: Nycthemeron (n.) The natural day and night, or space of twenty-four hours..
Horometry :: Horometry (n.) The art, practice, or method of measuring time by hours and subordinate divisions..
Time :: Time (v. t.) To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of; as, to time the speed of horses, or hours for workmen..
At :: At (prep.) Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence, nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the house. From this original import are derived all the various uses of at..
Nones :: Nones (n. pl.) The hour of dinner; the noonday meal.
Spell :: Spell (n.) The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether a few hours, days, or weeks..
Mid :: Mid (superl.) Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night..
Past :: Past (prep.) Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour..
Horography :: Horography (n.) The art of constructing instruments for making the hours, as clocks, watches, and dials..
Undern :: Undern (n.) The time between; the time between sunrise and noon; specifically, the third hour of the day, or nine o'clock in the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence, mealtime, because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour; also, later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and supper..
Reduce :: Reduce (n.) To change, as numbers, from one denomination into another without altering their value, or from one denomination into others of the same value; as, to reduce pounds, shillings, and pence to pence, or to reduce pence to pounds; to reduce days and hours to minutes, or minutes to days and hours..
Repeater :: Repeater (n.) A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and quarters..
Sandglass :: Sandglass (n.) An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand. See Hourglass.
Leisure :: Leisure (a.) Unemployed; as, leisure hours..
Sext :: Sext (n.) The office for the sixth canonical hour, being a part of the Breviary..
Dinner :: Dinner (n.) The principal meal of the day, eaten by most people about midday, but by many (especially in cities) at a later hour..
Quarter :: Quarter (n.) One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour, etc..
Hour :: Hour (n.) Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour..
Trick :: Trick (a.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the helm, -- usually two hours..
Tap :: Tap (n.) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, -- usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo..
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