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- [smawl ouuh r, ou-er]
- /smɔl aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/
- /smɔːl aʊər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [smawl ouuh r, ou-er]
- /smɔl aʊər, ˈaʊ ər/
Definitions of small hours words
- noun,plural small hours pre-dawn 1
- noun plural small hours If something happens in the small hours, it happens soon after midnight, in the very early morning. 0
- noun small hours the first few hours after midnight 0
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Origin of small hours
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40
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Parts of speech for Small hours
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
small hours popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% 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.
Synonyms for small hours
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