Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

three o'clock

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables
three- o'-clock
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The start of the fourth hour of the day; 3:00 a.m. (03:00).

Uncountable

noun

The start of the sixteenth hour of the day; 3:00 p.m. (15:00).

Uncountable

noun

To the right (horizontal clock orientation) (from the location of the 3 mark on a clock face)

Informal; Uncountable

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What does three o'clock mean?
The start of the fourth hour of the day; 3:00 a.m. (03:00).

How to pronounce three o'clock

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