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hours
/ˈaʊəz/
[/ˈaʊəz/]
plural of hour
Beginnernoun
Definition
Hours is the plural of hour, periods of sixty minutes.
Example
The journey took five hours.
The journey took five hours.
Etymology
From Greek 'hora'; the plural adds '-s'.
How & Where It’s Used
Common in talk about time.