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Definition of hour
1 : a time or office for daily liturgical devotion; especially : canonical hour
2 : the 24th part of a day : 60 minutes
3a : the time of day reckoned in two 12-hour periodsb hours plural : the time reckoned in one 24-hour period from midnight to midnight using a 4-digit number of which the first two digits indicate the hour and the last two digits indicate the minute in the military 4:30 p.m. is called 1630 hours
4a : a customary or particular time lunch hour in our hour of need; also : moment 1b hero of the hourb hours plural : time of going to bed keeps late hours; also : time of working banker's hours
5 : an angular unit of right ascension equal to 15 degrees measured along the celestial equator
6 : the work done or distance traveled at normal rate in an hour the city was two hours away
7a : a class sessionb : credit hour, semester hour
after hours
: after the regular quitting or closing time
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Examples of hour in a Sentence
She wasn't supposed to eat for six hours before the operation.
You'll be paid by the hour for this job.
The job pays ten dollars an hour.
She exercises for a full hour every day.
She was half an hour late.
They arrived a few hours later.
The project required long hours of work.
The mood changed from hour to hour.
These animals are most active in the hour just before sunrise.
You can call me at any hour of the day or night.
Recent Examples of hour from the Web
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Happy Hour highlights include: $5 margaritas, $3 Tecates, $4 ceviche, $2 guacamole – and the guacamole is fantastic.
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Those two actions resulted in Forge workers effectively making less than the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
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Bel Air's parade, which preceded Tuesday night's fireworks show, lasted for about two hours.
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Skillets Kitchen & Sports Bar 6501 S. Cooper St. Arlington 817-617-3450 http://skilletskitchen.com/ Hours: 4:30-10:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday; 10 a.m.-10:30 p.m. (10 a.m.-3 p.m. brunch, full menu available all day) Saturday-Sunday; closed Mondays.
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In the early-morning hours of June 12, 2016, a lone gunman killed 49 people inside Pulse Nightclub, making it both the deadliest mass shooting by a single shooter and the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in U.S. history.
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There are some true warriors who can function well on a few hours of sleep.
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The area will become an upscale Beer and Wine Garden, a tent about half the size of previous one with more subdued music and shorter hours, said Steve Hogan, president of the Frankfort Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the annual event.
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The ticket gate closes an hour and a half before closing times.
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Origin and Etymology of hour
Middle English, from Anglo-French ure, eure, from Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin hora canonical hour, from Latin, hour of the day, from Greek hōra — more at year
HOUR Defined for English Language Learners
hour
playDefinition of hour for English Language Learners
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: one of the 24 equal parts of a day : 60 minutes
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: the time shown on a clock or watch
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: a particular time during the day
HOUR Defined for Kids
hour
playDefinition of hour for Students
1 : one of the 24 divisions of a day : 60 minutes
2 : the time of day The hour is now half past five.
3 : a fixed or particular time school hours He helped in our hour of need.
4 : the distance that can be traveled in an hour She lives three hours from here.
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