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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieszwölf Uhr
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zwölf Uhr
"Der Zug fährt um zwölf Uhr ab."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The exact hour of midday (12:00 PM) or midnight (12:00 AM).
"The factory whistle blows loudly at twelve-o'clock every day."
- 1
Positioned or occurring at the twelve o'clock direction, directly ahead or straight up.
"The pilot spotted an unidentified aircraft at twelve o'clock."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English phrase 'twelue', meaning the cardinal number twelve, combined with 'o'' clock', a contraction of 'of the clock'. This contraction dates back to the late 14th century, used to distinguish clock time from astronomical or solar hours.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Twelve-o'-clock" is said worldwide
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midi
Transliteration: midi
"Nous déjeunons à midi."
zwölf Uhr
Transliteration: zwölf Uhr
"Der Zug fährt um zwölf Uhr ab."
mezzogiorno
Transliteration: mezzogiorno
"Ci incontriamo a mezzogiorno."
las doce
Transliteration: las doce
"La reunión es a las doce en punto."
meio-dia
Transliteration: meio-dia
"O sol está forte ao meio-dia."
बारह बजे
Transliteration: barah baje
"हम बारह बजे मिलेंगे।"
十二点
Transliteration: shí èr diǎn
"我们在十二点吃午饭。"
열두 시
Transliteration: yeoldu si
"점심시간은 열두 시입니다."
１２時
Transliteration: jūni ji
Script: 12時
"12時にここで会いましょう。"
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