hours

Noun
US[ou-erz]/ˈaʊɚz/1–2 syllablesalso [ourz] /aʊrz/

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. a period of time assigned for work“they work long hours”Type of work timeKinds shift, work shift
  2. an indefinite period of time“they talked for hours”Type of time period, period of time
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Hours plural noun

Origin: A translation of L. Horae (Gr. …). See Hour.

Mythology Goddess of the seasons, or of the hours of the day.

Lo! where the rosy-blosomed Hours, Fair Venus' train, appear.— Asa Gray

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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