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hor·o·loge

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–noun

any instrument for indicating the time, esp. a sundial or an early form of clock.

[Origin: 1375–1425; late ME < L hōrologium horologium; r. ME orloge < MF < L, as above

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hor·o·loge Audio Help (hôr'ə-lōj', hŏr'-) Pronunciation Key
n. A device, such as a clock or sundial, used in telling time.

[Middle English orloge, from Old French, from Latin hōrologium, from Greek hōrologion : hōrā, hour, season; see yēr- in Indo-European roots + legein, to speak; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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horologe
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a measuring instrument or device for keeping time [syn: timepiece]

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Horologe

Hor"o*loge\, n. [OE. horologe, orloge, timepiece, OF. horloge, orloge, oriloge, F. horloge, L. horologium, fr. Gr. ?; ? hour + ? to say, tell. See Hour, and Logic.]

1. A servant who called out the hours. [Obs.]

2. An instrument indicating the time of day; a timepiece of any kind; a watch, clock, or dial. --Shak.

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