"analog clock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: analog clocks [plural]
Etymology: This is a retronym coined when digital clocks became common. Head templates: {{en-noun}} analog clock (plural analog clocks)
  1. (retronym) A clock that displays the time using hands that move mechanically around its face. Tags: retronym Categories (topical): Clocks Synonyms: analogue clock Translations (clock that displays the time using hands): horloge analogique (French), reloxo analóxico [masculine] (Galician), Analoguhr [feminine] (German), orologio analogico (Italian), 아날로그시계 (anallogeusigye) (Korean), аналоген часовник (analogen časovnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), relógio analógico [masculine] (Portuguese), reloj analógico [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-analog_clock-en-noun-hDiDEzGS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English retronyms

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          "code": "gl",
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          "code": "de",
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
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