"clockface" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clockfaces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} clockface (plural clockfaces)
  1. Alternative spelling of clock face Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: clock face
    Sense id: en-clockface-en-noun-NY9vp38H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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