horary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to an hour or hours.
  2. Occurring every hour; hourly.
  3. Having a duration of just an hour; short-lived.
  4. Whose answer can be worked out by drawing up a horoscope of the exact time the question was asked.
noun
  1. A book containing the divine offices for the various canonical hours.
  2. A narrative or account that is kept hourly.
  3. A plan or programme that gives the hours at which events are to take place; a timetable; a horarium.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɔːɹəɹi/

Word forms

horary horaries

Etymology

From Medieval Latin hōrārius, from Latin hōra (“hour”).

Derived words

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