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noun
The study or measurement of time
The art, science, and technology of making and maintaining timekeeping devices such as clocks, watches and sundials.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
The study or measurement of time
The book of the offices for the canonical hours.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: Eastern Orthodoxy
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noun
the art of designing and making clocks
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: art, artistry, prowess
History
From Latin horologia, from horo- + -logia, equivalent to Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “period of time, hour”) + -λογία (-logía, “-ology: study or proper knowledge of”). Equivalent to horo- + -ology.
Across languages
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