horologe

[ hawr-uh-lohj, -loj, hor- ]
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noun
  1. any instrument for indicating the time, especially a sundial or an early form of clock.

Origin of horologe

1
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin hōrologiumhorologium; replacing Middle English orloge<Middle French <Latin, as above

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horologe

/ (ˈhɒrəˌlɒdʒ) /


noun
  1. a rare word for timepiece

Origin of horologe

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C14: from Latin hōrologium, from Greek hōrologion, from hōra hour + -logos from legein to tell

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