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The start of the thirteenth hour of the day; noon (noontime); 12:00 p.m. (12:00).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock
Examples
- The next train comes at twelve o'clock (= "The next train comes at noon").
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The start of the first hour of the day; midnight; 12:00 a.m. (00:00).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: Only in the 12-hour clock
Examples
- The bar closes at twelve o'clock (= "The bar closes at midnight").
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A position straight ahead (horizontal clock orientation) or above (vertical clock orientation) (from the location of the 12 mark on a clock face)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable, usually
Examples
- We've got a bogey at twelve o'clock (= "We've got a bogey straight in front of us").
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
26 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Finnish:
kaksitoista (päivällä)
— start of the thirteenth hour of the day (12 p.m.) — see also midday, noon
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Finnish:
kello kaksitoista (päivällä)
— start of the thirteenth hour of the day (12 p.m.) — see also midday, noon
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French:
douze heures
— start of the thirteenth hour of the day (12 p.m.) — see also midday, noon
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German:
zwölf Uhr
— start of the thirteenth hour of the day (12 p.m.) — see also midday, noon
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Polish:
dwunasta
— start of the thirteenth hour of the day (12 p.m.) — see also midday, noon
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Scottish Gaelic:
dà uair dheug
— start of the thirteenth hour of the day (12 p.m.) — see also midday, noon
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Spanish:
las doce
— start of the thirteenth hour of the day (12 p.m.) — see also midday, noon
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Swedish:
klockan tolv
— start of the thirteenth hour of the day (12 p.m.) — see also midday, noon
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Catalan:
les dotze
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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Chinese Mandarin:
十二點鐘 /十二点钟
(shí'èr diǎn zhōng)
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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Chinese Mandarin:
十二點 /十二点
(shí'èr diǎn)
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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Finnish:
kaksitoista (yöllä)
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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Finnish:
kello kaksitoista (yöllä)
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
-
French:
douze heures
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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Galician:
as doce
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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German:
zwölf Uhr
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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Greek:
μεσάνυχτα
(mesánychta)
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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Japanese:
十二時
(jūni-ji)
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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Korean:
열두시
(yeoldusi)
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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Latin:
hora duodecima
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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Polish:
dwunasta
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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Portuguese:
doze horas
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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Scottish Gaelic:
dà uair dheug
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
-
Spanish:
las doce
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
-
Swedish:
klockan tolv
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
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Swedish:
midnatt
— start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
