Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

one o'clock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.04 in modern English

Syllables: one o'-clock
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).

noun

The start of the fourteenth hour of the day; 1:00 p.m. (13:00).

noun

A position ahead and slightly rightward (horizontal clock orientation) or almost directly above (vertical clock orientation) (from the location of the 1 mark on a clock face)

Informal

noun

Informal

Example Sentences

"The bar closes at one o'clock (= "The bar closes at 1:00 a.m.")."
"The next train comes at one o'clock (= "The next train comes at 13:00")."
"We've got a bogey at one o'clock."

Usage

Informal

Phrases

like one o'clock like one o'clock half struck

Questions

What does one o'clock mean?: The start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).

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