timepiece
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noun
1.
an apparatus for measuring and recording the progress of time; chronometer.
2.
a clock or a watch.
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| —n | |
| 1. | any of various devices, such as a clock, watch, or chronometer, which measure and indicate time |
| 2. | a device which indicates the time but does not strike or otherwise audibly mark the hours |
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Timepiece
is always a great word to know.
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Example sentences
In our own age, the commonest of these is the mechanical timepiece: the clock or watch.
If enough people show interest, then this rather handsome timepiece will make it into stores.
Each of the hand-selected wooden wagon wheels has been restored and made into a fully functioning timepiece.
If they owned a timepiece, they would need to set and wind it daily.
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