Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nine o'clock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English

Syllables
nine o'-clock
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The start of the tenth hour of the day; 9:00 a.m. (09:00).

Uncountable

noun

The start of the twenty-second hour of the day; 9:00 p.m. (21:00).

Uncountable

noun

To the left (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 9 mark on a clock face)

Informal; Uncountable

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What does nine o'clock mean?
The start of the tenth hour of the day; 9:00 a.m. (09:00).

How to pronounce nine o'clock

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