Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

multihour

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mul-ti-hour
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of two or more hours in duration.

Example Sentences

"It’s just that when I’ve been stripped of my possessions, my dignity and any semblance of personal space and then strapped in for a multihour spell in the world’s most cramped and crappy bar car, the little niceties go a long way toward keeping me – keeping everyone – sane."
"In the case of a dramatic runway incursion last year at New York’s John. F. Kennedy International Airport, the pilots took off for the multihour trip to London after nearly hitting another loaded passenger jet."

Etymology

From multi- + hour.

Inflected Forms

multi-hour (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

hourslong

Questions

What does multihour mean?: Of two or more hours in duration.
Where does multihour come from?: From multi- + hour.

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