"temporal hour" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: temporal hours [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Latin hora temporalis. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|la|hora temporalis}} Calque of Latin hora temporalis Head templates: {{en-noun}} temporal hour (plural temporal hours)
  1. A unit of time defined as ¹⁄₁₂ of a day's daylight or nighttime, varying according to season, latitude, and local weather. Synonyms: planetary hour, seasonal hour, temporary hour, unequal hour Hypernyms: hour, ;, artificial day Coordinate_terms: equal hour, equinoctial hour Translations (variable time unit): שעה זמנית (Hebrew), hora (Latin), hora temporalis (Latin), tīd (Old English)

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