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English noun: hours

1. hours (time) a period of time assigned for work


SamplesThey work long hours.


Broader (hypernym)work time


Narrower (hyponym)duty period, shift, work shift

2. hours (time) an indefinite period of time


SamplesThey talked for hours.


Broader (hypernym)period, period of time, time period









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