Hours

/ ��ʊə�� /

plural noun

another word for the Horae

hours

/ ��ʊə�� /

plural noun

a period regularly or customarily appointed for work, business, etc
one's times of rising and going to bed (esp in the phrases keep regular, irregular, or late hours )
an indefinite period of time
Also called (in the Roman Catholic Church)canonical hours
1. the seven times of the day laid down for the recitation of the prayers of the divine office
2. the prayers recited at these times
the small hours
the hours just after midnight
till all hours
until very late

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Some fans showed their support for Perry by clubbing together to pay for a digital billboard message in New York's Times Square for 24 hours.

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Pakistan's information minister says that the country has "credible intelligence" that India intends to launch a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours.

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Luckily for Sarah she had a solar charger that kept her phone charged through ten hours of blackout, and helped her elderly neighbour do the same.

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Researchers from the University of Bath say the increasingly popular domestic appliances are, on average, in use for less than two hours per day, but could be working considerably harder - with some modifications.

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After he won the presidency in 1968, Nixon spent hours plotting revenge against his enemies.

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