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twenty-four-hour clock

noun
/ˌtwɛntiˈfɔːɹˌaʊə ˈklɒk/UK/ˌtwɛntiˈfɔɹˌaʊəɹ ˈklɔk/US

Etymology

From twenty-four + hour + clock.

  1. derived from *klek-✻
  2. derived from *klokkos✻
  3. derived from clocca
  4. derived from clocke
  5. inherited from clokke
  6. compounded as twenty-four-hour clock — “twenty-four + hour + clock”

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of 24-hour clock (“a timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the…

    Alternative form of 24-hour clock (“a timekeeping convention in which the 24 hours of the day are treated as a single period rather than two sets of 12 hours, with the result that midnight is indicated as 00:00 (or sometimes 24:00), and the hours from 1:00 to 11:00 p.m. as 13:00 to 23:00”).

    • Twenty-four hour clock time is gaining in favor.

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