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hor·o·loge
\ˈhȯrəˌlōj, ˈhär-, -läj\ noun
or hor·loge \ˈhȯrˌl-\
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English orloge, oriloge, horologe, from Middle French, from Latin horologium, from Greek hōrologion, from hōro- (from hōra period of time, time of day) + -logion (from legein to gather, speak, tell) — more at hour, legend
: a timekeeping device; especially : an early or primitive one (as a sundial or an early clock using a foliot) |