Word Definition

Hour

  1. The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes, and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour At what hour shall we meet
  2. The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.
  3. Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers.
  4. A measure of distance traveled.
  5. 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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