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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural (Myth.) Goddess of the seasons, or of the hours of the day.
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- noun Plural form of
hour .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a period of time assigned for work
- noun an indefinite period of time
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Examples
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I opened a ticket with HTC within a couple of hours of receiving the phone they promised to ship out a new phone in 24 hours that was on Jan 7th - 8 days ago
Apparently, Replacing A Dead Nexus One Is Too Hard For HTC - The Consumerist 2010
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Time: About 1 1/2 hours plus 14 to 24 hours rising
Reading, Writing, Cooking and Crafting: Sloth bread Kate 2006
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Time: About 1 1/2 hours plus 14 to 24 hours rising
Archive 2006-12-01 Kate 2006
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The Greeks divided the natural day and night into twelve equal parts each, and the hours thus formed were denominated _temporary hours_, from their varying in length according to the seasons of the year.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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The law of South Carolina permits the master to _compel_ his slaves to work fifteen hours in the twenty-four, in summer, and fourteen in the winter -- which would be in winter, from daybreak in the morning until _four hours_ after sunset!
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus American Anti-Slavery Society
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Altogether the amount of fluid effused into the alimentary canal in twenty-four hours amounts to much more than the whole amount of blood in the body (which is 18 pounds in a man weighing 143 pounds); in other words, _every portion of the blood may, and possibly does, pass several times into the alimentary canal in twenty-four hours_.
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The law of South Carolina permits the master to _compel_ his slaves to work fifteen hours in the twenty-four, in summer, and fourteen in the winter -- which would be in winter, from daybreak in the morning until _four hours_ after sunset!
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 1 of 4 American Anti-Slavery Society
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Colonel Rondon and Lieutenant Rogaciano were not much tired; I was somewhat tired, but was perfectly able to go for several hours more if I did not try to go too fast; and we three walked on to the river, reaching it about half past four, after eleven hours stiff walking with nothing to eat.
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On the fifth day it cleared up, after a few hours, as is usual, of rain coming down like a four hours shower-bath, and we found ourselves drifted nearly ten leagues from the anchorage; and having light head winds, we did not return until the sixth day.
Chapter XIV. Santa Barbara-Hide-Droghing-Harbor Duties-Discontent-San Pedro 1909
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The hours, days, and years are the measures of time as we use them; that is: Jupiter's "Day" (one rotation of the planet) is made in ten of _our hours_; Mercury's "Year" (one revolution of the planet around the Sun) is eighty-eight of _our days_.
The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told J. Arthur Thomson 1897
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