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little hour

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.08 in modern English

Syllables
lit-tle hour
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the canonical hours of prime, terce, sext, nones, and usually compline, the services of which are shorter and considered less important than the three major hours of matins, lauds, and vespers.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

little hours (plural)

Questions

What does little hour mean?
One of the canonical hours of prime, terce, sext, nones, and usually compline, the services of which are shorter and considered less important than the three major hours of matins, lauds, and vespers.

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