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

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Via Middle English, from Old French heure, from Latin hōra (“‘hour’”), from Ancient Greek ὥρα (hora) "any time or period, whether of the year, month, or day".

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, Australia) enPR: ouə(r), IPA: /aʊə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /aU@(r)/
• (US, Canada) enPR: our, IPA: /aʊɹ/, /aʊɚ/, SAMPA: /aUr/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -aʊə(r)

[edit] Homophones

• 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