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timepiece

[ tahym-pees ]
/ ˈtaɪmˌpis /
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noun

an apparatus for measuring and recording the progress of time; chronometer.
a clock or a watch.

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Origin of timepiece

First recorded in 1755–65; time + piece

Words nearby timepiece

time on one's hands, timeous, timeout, time out of mind, timepass, timepiece, timepleaser, time-poor, timer, time-release, time reversal
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Words related to timepiece

dial, clock, watch, chronometer, calendar, chronograph, repeater, metronome, pendulum, horologe, chronoscope, gnomon, sundial, stopwatch, clepsydra, hourglass, alarm clock, time-keeper

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British Dictionary definitions for timepiece

timepiece
/ (ˈtaɪmˌpiːs) /

noun

any of various devices, such as a clock, watch, or chronometer, which measure and indicate time
a device which indicates the time but does not strike or otherwise audibly mark the hours
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