o'clock

o'clock
adverb Etymology: contraction of of the clock Date: 1535 1. according to the clock <
the time is three o'clock
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2. — used for indicating position or direction as if on a clock dial that is oriented vertically or horizontally <
an airplane approaching at six o'clock
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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