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The correct spelling is hour.
How to pronounce hour
/ˈaʊɚ/
nounIPA: /ˈaʊɚ/
Say it like: How-r
The correct spelling is hour. A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day. For example: "I spent an hour at lunch."
Usage Examples
“I spent an hour at lunch.”
“The hour grows late and I must go home.”
“This place is an hour away from where I live.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A time period of sixty minutes; one twenty-fourth of a day.
- 2.A season, moment, or time.
- 3.The time.
- 4.(in the plural) Used after a two-digit hour and a two-digit minute to indicate time.
- 5.(in the plural) The set times of prayer, the canonical hours, the offices or services prescribed for these, or a book containing them.
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