a building supporting or containing a timepiece, as a clock tower.
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(initial capital letter) Astronomy. the Clock, a small southern constellation between Eridanus and Dorado.
Origin: 1655–65; < L < Gk hōrológion, equiv. to hōrológ(os) timeteller (hōro-, comb. form of hrahour+ -log-, var. s. of légein to speak, tell + -os adj. suffix) + -ion dim. suffix