o'clock

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 See also 1.3.2 Translations

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Shortened form of “of the clock” or “on the clock”, that is, “according to the clock”.

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o'clock (not comparable)

1. After a numeral, designates the time when the minute hand of a clock or watch points to twelve (as opposed to a certain number of minutes before or after that time) and the hour hand points to the specified numeral.
2. After a numeral, designates the relative heading, from a given point and heading, to another point, as if the given point is at the centre of a clock and the numeral twelve is aligned with the given heading.

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• Appendix:O'clock
• Appendix:Time

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