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little hours

American  

plural noun

Roman Catholic Church.

  1. the hours of prime, tierce, sext, and nones, and sometimes also vespers and compline.

little hours British  

plural noun

  1. RC Church the canonical hours of prime, terce, sext, and nones in the divine office

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Etymology

Origin of little hours

First recorded in 1870–75

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