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twenty-four-hour clock
or 24-hour clock
[ twen-tee-fawr-ouuhr klok, ou-er, twuhn-tee- ]
noun
- a system of time measurement in which hours in the day are counted off consecutively from 0 to 24, with midnight being either 00:00 or 24:00. Compare twelve-hour clock ( def ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of twenty-four-hour clock1
First recorded in 1780–90
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