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Bookmark or Share- Hour - WikipediaAn hour (symbol: h; also abbreviated hr) is a unit of time historically reckoned as 1 ⁄ 24 of a day and defined contemporarily as exactly 3,600 seconds . There are 60 minutes in an hour, and 24 hours in a day. The hour was initially established in the ancient Near East as a variable measure of 1 ⁄ 12 of the night or daytime.
- Hour Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Websternoun. ˈau̇ (-ə)r. 1. : a time or office for daily liturgical devotion. especially : canonical hour. 2. : the 24th part of a day : 60 minutes. 3. a. : the time of day reckoned in two 12-hour periods. b.
- HOUR | definition in the Cambridge English DictionaryHOUR meaning: 1. a period of 60 minutes: 2. the period of time when a particular activity happens or when a shop…. Learn more.
- HOUR | English meaning - Cambridge DictionaryHOUR definition: 1. a period of 60 minutes: 2. the period of time when a particular activity happens or when a shop…. Learn more.
- Hour Definition & Meaning | Britannica DictionaryBritannica Dictionary definition of HOUR. 1. [count] : one of the 24 equal parts of a day : 60 minutes. She wasn't supposed to eat for six hours before the operation. You'll be paid by the hour for/on this job. The job pays ten dollars an hour. [+] more examples. — see also half hour, quarter hour. 2. [count] a : the time shown on a clock or watch.
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