hour

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.2.1 Homophones 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Abbreviations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

Middle English houre, oure from Anglo-Norman (h)oure from Old French houre, (h)ore from Latin hōra (“‘hour’”) from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hōrā), “‘any time or period, whether of the year, month, or day’”). Displaced native Middle English stunde, stound "hour, moment" (from Old English stund "hour, time, moment"), Middle English ȝetid, tid "hour, time" (from Old English *ġetīd, cf Old Saxon getīd "hour, time").

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, Australia) enPR: ouər, IPA: /aʊə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /aU@r/
• (US, Canadian) enPR: our, IPA: /aʊɚ/, SAMPA: /aU@`/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -aʊər

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• our (depending on accent)

[edit] Noun

Wikipedia

hour (plural hours)

1. A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.

   I spent an hour at lunch.

2. (poetic) The time.

   The hour grows late and I must go home.

[edit] Abbreviations

• Singular: h., hr
• Plural: h., hrs

[edit] Derived terms

Look at pages starting with hour.

[edit] Translations