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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStunde
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈʃtʊndə/
"Der Unterricht dauert eine Stunde."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A period of time equal to sixty minutes or one twenty-fourth of a day.
"The meeting is scheduled to last for exactly one hour." - 2
A specific time of day or a particular point in time.
"What hour do you usually wake up in the morning?"
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'houre', 'ore', and Latin 'hora', ultimately from Ancient Greek 'hōra' meaning 'season, time, hour'. The term has been a staple of Germanic and Romance languages since the Middle Ages to denote a fixed period of time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hour" is said worldwide
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heure
Transliteration: /œʁ/
"Le train part dans une heure."
Stunde
Transliteration: /ˈʃtʊndə/
"Der Unterricht dauert eine Stunde."
ora
Transliteration: /ˈɔ.ra/
"Ci vorrà circa un'ora per arrivare."
hora
Transliteration: /ˈo.ɾa/
"Nos vemos dentro de una hora."
hora
Transliteration: /ˈɔ.ɾɐ/
"O filme dura duas horas."
घंटा
Transliteration: ghanta
"यह काम एक घंटे में पूरा हो जाएगा।"
小时
Transliteration: xiǎoshí
"我已经等了一个小时了。"
시간
Transliteration: sigan
"우리는 한 시간 동안 이야기했습니다."
時間
Transliteration: jikan
"会議はあと一時間で始まります。"
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