"hour" Definition

Definitions for the word "hour" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. n.
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?
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. n.
Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the hour.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. n.
Certain prayers to be repeated at stated times of the day, as matins and vespers.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. n.
A measure of distance traveled.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
6. n.
1 twenty-fourth part of a day and night, 60 minutes. 2 time of day, point in time (a late hour; what is the hour?). 3 (in pl. With preceding numerals in form 18.00, 20.30, etc.) This number of hours and minutes past midnight on the 24-hour clock (will assemble at 20.00 hours). 4 a period for a specific purpose (lunch hour; keep regular hours). B (in pl.) Fixed working or open period (office hours; opening hours). 5 short period of time (an idle hour).
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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