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- [ouuh r, ou-er]
- /aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/
- /ˈaʊə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ouuh r, ou-er]
- /aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/
Definitions of hour word
- noun hour a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes: He slept for an hour. 1
- noun hour any specific one of these 24 periods, usually reckoned in two series of 12, one series from midnight to noon and the second from noon to midnight, but sometimes reckoned in one series of 24, from midnight to midnight: He slept for the hour between 2 and 3 a.m. The hour for the bombardment was between 1300 and 1400. 1
- noun hour any specific time of day; the time indicated by a timepiece: What is the hour? 1
- noun hour a short or limited period of time: He savored his hour of glory. 1
- noun hour a particular or appointed time: What was the hour of death? At what hour do you open? 1
- noun hour a customary or usual time: When is your dinner hour? 1
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Origin of hour
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English (h)oure < Anglo-French; Old French (h)ore < Latin hōra < Greek hṓrā time, season
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Parts of speech for Hour
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hour popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hour usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hour
noun hour
- freedom — the state of being free or at liberty rather than in confinement or under physical restraint: He won his freedom after a retrial.
- opportunity — an appropriate or favorable time or occasion: Their meeting afforded an opportunity to exchange views.
- leisure — freedom from the demands of work or duty: She looked forward to retirement and a life of leisure.
- liberty — freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control.
- chance — If there is a chance of something happening, it is possible that it will happen.
Antonyms for hour
noun hour
- inconvenience — the quality or state of being inconvenient.
- unsuitable — not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.
- inexpedient — not expedient; not suitable, judicious, or advisable.
- inutility — uselessness.
- uselessness — of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him.
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