Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

analogue watch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: ana-logue watch
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A watch (wristwatch or pocket watch) whose watch face displays time by means of a dial and hands (a traditional clock face).

Etymology

By adjectival collocation, forming a retronym for watch, coined after the invention of the digital watch to refer specifically to the type of watch existing before then.

Inflected Forms

analogue watches (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

analog watch digital watch analogue clock analog clock

Questions

What does analogue watch mean?: A watch (wristwatch or pocket watch) whose watch face displays time by means of a dial and hands (a traditional clock face).
Where does analogue watch come from?: By adjectival collocation, forming a retronym for watch, coined after the invention of the digital watch to refer specifically to the type of watch existing before then.

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