Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ten o'clock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.00 in modern English

Syllables
ten o'-clock
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The start of the eleventh hour of the day; 10:00 a.m. (10:00).

Uncountable

noun

The start of the twenty-third hour of the day; 10:00 p.m. (22:00).

Uncountable

noun

A position to the left and slightly ahead (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 10 mark on a clock face)

Informal; Uncountable

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What does ten o'clock mean?
The start of the eleventh hour of the day; 10:00 a.m. (10:00).

How to pronounce ten o'clock

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