"clock hour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clock hours [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clock hour (plural clock hours)
  1. A full sixty-minute period (as opposed to a scheduled length of time that is called an "hour" but not equivalent to sixty minutes, such as a student hour). Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-clock_hour-en-noun-lPsxlQcG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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