Hours

¹

/ aʊəz /

plural noun

1. another word for the Horae

hours

²

/ aʊəz /

plural noun

1. a period regularly or customarily appointed for work, business, etc
2. one's times of rising and going to bed (esp in the phrases keep regular, irregular, or late hours )
3. an indefinite period of time
4. Also called (in the Roman Catholic Church)canonical hours
   1. the seven times of the day laid down for the recitation of the prayers of the divine office
   2. the prayers recited at these times
5. the small hours
   the hours just after midnight
6. till all hours
   until very late

Example Sentences

The study suggests that activity behaviour during working hours may be more relevant to 24-hour blood pressure than recreational physical activity.

From Science Daily

In the early morning hours, Doe’s husband sent her a text message: “Holy smokes lady…I don’t remember the last time you were socializing at nearly 2:00 a.m.”

From Los Angeles Times

Thursday's strike on Dnipro was described as unusual by eyewitnesses and triggered explosions which went on for three hours.

From BBC

On Thursday, the Ukrainian city of Dnipro was hit by a Russian air strike which eyewitnesses described as unusual, triggering explosions that went on for three hours.

From BBC

The harm happens hours later as the body attempts to clear it from the body by breaking it down in the liver.

From BBC