American English pronunciation
How to pronounce hour
IPA transcription: ['aʊɚ]
Pronunciation variants: ['aʊɚ]['aʊɹ]
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Noun
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a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
“the job will take more than an hour”
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clock time
“the hour is getting late”
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a special and memorable period
“it was their finest hour”
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distance measured by the time taken to cover it
“we live an hour from the airport”
“its just 10 minutes away”