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horologia

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hor⋅o⋅lo⋅gi⋅um

[hawr-uh-loh-jee-uhm, hor-]
–noun, plural -gi⋅a [-jee-uh] .
1. a building supporting or containing a timepiece, as a clock tower.
2. (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 hra hour + -log-, var. s. of légein to speak, tell + -os adj. suffix) + -ion dim. suffix
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