horology

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Noun

horology (uncountable)

1. The study of time, and the art, science and technology of timekeeping and timekeepers (such as clocks, watches and sundials).
2. (Christianity) The office-book of the Greek Church for the canonical hours.

Related terms

• hour
• year

Translations

• French: horologie
• German: Horologie, Zeitmesskunde
• Italian: orologia
• Portuguese: horologia
• Russian: хороло́гия
• Spanish: orologia

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