horology
Meanings
noun
- The study or measurement of time
- The art, science, and technology of making and maintaining timekeeping devices such as clocks, watches and sundials.
- The book of the offices for the canonical hours.
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From Latin horologia, from horo- + -logia, equivalent to Ancient Greek ὥρα (hṓra, “period of time, hour”) + -λογία (-logía, “-ology: study or proper knowledge of”). Equivalent to horo- + -ology.
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