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little hours
plural noun
, Roman Catholic Church.
- the hours of prime, tierce, sext, and nones, and sometimes also vespers and compline.
little hours
plural noun
- RC Church the canonical hours of prime, terce, sext, and nones in the divine office
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Word History and Origins
Origin of little hours1
First recorded in 1870–75
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Example Sentences
It was crowded now; the roaring business of the little hours was in full swing.
From Project Gutenberg
Merrily the evening passed off, and merrily the little hours came on, and song and laugh rather grew gayer than slackened.
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