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- noun retronym A
clock that displays the time usinghands .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a clock that displays the time of day by the position of hands on a dial
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This is a retronym coined when digital clocks became common.
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