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“Hour” or “Our”

hour / our are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

hour AW·er

  • nouna period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.
  • nounclock time.
  • nouna special and memorable period.
  • noundistance measured by the time taken to cover it.

our AW·er

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“hour”

  • …a concept known as the "24-Hour News Source" (which has its…
  • …recording session, taking half an hour for a free-style jam, in…
  • …air newscasts in the final hour of primetime (i.e., 10:00 p.m.…
  • …make way for a full hour late-night newscast.
  • Conversations (Woman's Hour album)
  • …about once or twice an hour.
  • …at the top of the hour, usually between three and eight…
  • …and back takes approximately one hour in good weather.
  • …to as much over twelve hours of local news on weekdays…
  • …at the bottom of the hour, or three at 15-minute intervals,…

“our”

  • "Our Love Has No Rhythm" (4:27)
  • …a half million refugees and our government says we will open…
  • …need to be preserved for our future generation to appreciate our
  • …they said, "We unconditionally forgive our captors for abducting and holding
  • …the great photograph books of our time".
  • …just changing the nature of our business."
  • Our Home, Our Place
  • Or if, our city is slightly fuller?
  • …have a duty to protect our vulnerable people.
  • …today most vital to safeguarding our liberties."

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