English dictionary
hour
/AU/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
ExamplesThe job will take more than an hour.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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clock time
ExamplesThe hour is getting late.
Synonyms time of daySource: WordNet 3.0
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a special and memorable period
ExamplesIt was their finest hour.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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distance measured by the time taken to cover it
ExamplesWe live an hour from the airport.
Synonyms minuteSource: WordNet 3.0
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The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.
Source: webster1913