hour (n.)

  1. a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day; the job will take more than an hour

    [ Syn: hr , 60 minutes ]

  2. clock time; the hour is getting late

    [ Syn: time of day ]

  3. a special and memorable period; it was their finest hour'

  4. distance measured by the time taken to cover it; we live an hour from the airport; its just 10 minutes away

    [ Syn: minute ]

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