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clock-hour

American

[klok-ou^uhr, -ou-er] / ˈklɒkˌaʊər, -ˌaʊ ər /

noun

a full 60-minute period, as of class instruction or therapeutic consultation.

Etymology

Origin of clock-hour

First recorded in 1870–75

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