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hours

/ˈaʊɚz/
Meanings
  • Noun

    A period of time equal to 24 hours or one day.

    - "I work from 9 to 5 hours every day."
    - "The event starts at 7 hours and ends at 10 hours."
  • Noun

    A unit of measurement for work or labor.

    - "He puts in 40 hours a week."
    - "The company requires its employees to work a minimum of 8 hours a day."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈaʊɚz/



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Synonyms

stound , h , hr , h , hrs
Rhymes
Words rhyming with hours
flours , powers
Variants
List of all variants of hours that leads to same result
after hours , hour , hours , after-hours , all hours , Forty Hours , Little Hours , small hours , Three Hours , all the hours God sends , at all hours , at all hours of the day
Forms
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hourly, hours, hour's

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'horu' or 'heru' meaning 'bright' or 'day'.

Trivia
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  1. There are 8,760 hours in a non-leap year.

  2. The longest hour is the last hour of the day.

  3. The shortest hour is the first hour of the day.

  4. The term 'hours' is derived from the Old English word 'horu' or 'heru', meaning 'bright' or 'day'.

Related Concepts
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  1. Minute: A unit of time equal to 60 seconds or one-sixtieth of an hour.

  2. Second: A unit of time equal to one-sixtieth of a minute or one-sixtieth of a second.

Culture
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Hours have been a significant unit of measurement throughout history, with various civilizations using sundials, water clocks, and mechanical clocks to keep track of time.

How to Memorize "hours"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a clock with twelve hours marked on it. Imagine the hour hand moving around the clock face.

  2. associate

    - Associate hours with the number 12 and the image of a clock.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Every Good Boy Does Fine' to remember the order of the notes in music: E, G, B, D, F, A, C.

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