əˌloʊdʒ, -ˌlɒdʒ, ˈhɒr- noun
any instrument for indicating the time, especially a sundial or an early form of clock.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin hōrologium horologium; replacing Middle English orloge < Middle French < Latin, as above
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin hōrologium horologium; replacing Middle English orloge < Middle French < Latin, as above
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| —n | |
| a rare word for timepiece | |
| [C14: from Latin hōrologium, from Greek hōrologion, from hōra | |
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