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four-o'clock

four-o'clock
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fawr, fohr uh-klok]
    • /fɔr, foʊr əˈklɒk/
    • /fɔː(r) əˈklɒk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fawr, fohr uh-klok]
    • /fɔr, foʊr əˈklɒk/

Definitions of four-o'clock word

  • noun four-o'clock a common garden plant, Mirabilis jalapa, of the four-o'clock family, having tubular red, white, yellow, or variegated flowers that open late in the afternoon. 1
  • noun four-o'clock any plant of the same genus. 1
  • noun four-o'clock a tropical American nyctaginaceous plant, Mirabilis jalapa, cultivated for its tubular yellow, red, or white flowers that open in late afternoon 0
  • noun four-o'clock another name for friarbird, esp the noisy friarbird (Philemon corniculatus): so called because of its cry 0
  • adjective four-o'clock designating a family (Nyctaginaceae, order Caryophyllales) of dicotyledonous plants, including the bougainvilleas 0
  • noun four-o'clock any of a genus (Mirabilis) of chiefly tropical American plants of the four-o'clock family, bearing petal-less flowers and, often, brightly colored leaves; esp., a garden plant (M. jalapa) with long-tubed blossoms that generally open at about 4:00 p.m. 0
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Origin of four-o'clock

First appearance:

before 1750
One of the 47% newest English words
First recorded in 1750-60

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Parts of speech for Four-o'clock

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four-o'clock popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Related words

  • four-o'clock family

    the plant family Nyctaginaceae, characterized by chiefly tropical herbaceous plants and shrubs having colored, petallike bracts beneath petalless flowers and winged or grooved dry fruit, and including the bougainvillea and four-o'clock.

  • nyctaginaceous

    belonging to the Nyctaginaceae, the four-o'clock family of plants.

  • marvel-of-peru

    the four-o'clock, Mirabilis jalapa.
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