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time-piece

time-piece is the alternative form of timepiece.

Meaning of timepiece

Noun

timepiece (plural timepieces)

  1. A chronometer (any device used to tell the time of day), particularly a clock lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.
    • The only timepiece she allowed in the house was a sundial. She usually kept the curtains pulled.
    1. A watch (a small portable device used to tell the time of day), particularly one lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.
      • His pocket watch was a beautiful timepiece.

Forms of time-piece

pluraltime-pieces

Questions about time-piece

What is time-piece the alternative form of?
Time-piece is the alternative form of timepiece.

Words near time-piece in the dictionary

  1. time-out
  2. time-outs
  3. time-payment
  4. time-payments
  5. time-phased
  6. time-piece
  7. time-pieces
  8. time-pleaser
  9. time-pleasers
  10. time-point
  11. time-point set

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Adapted from Wiktionary: time-piece (page history and authors); timepiece (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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