Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twelve o'clock

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.87 in modern English

Syllables: twelve o'-clock
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The start of the thirteenth hour of the day; noon (noontime); 12:00 p.m. (12:00).

Uncountable

noun

The start of the first hour of the day; midnight; 12:00 a.m. (00:00).

Uncountable

noun

A position straight ahead (horizontal clock orientation) or above (vertical clock orientation) (from the location of the 12 mark on a clock face)

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The next train comes at twelve o'clock (= "The next train comes at noon")."
"The bar closes at twelve o'clock (= "The bar closes at midnight")."
"We've got a bogey at twelve o'clock (= "We've got a bogey straight in front of us")."

Usage

Inflected Forms

twelve o'clocks (plural)

Questions

What does twelve o'clock mean?: The start of the thirteenth hour of the day; noon (noontime); 12:00 p.m. (12:00).

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