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two o'clock

two o'clock noun: the start of the third hour of the day; 2:00 a.m. (02:00).

Noun

two o'clock

  1. (In both the 12-hour clock and the 24-hour clock) The start of the third hour of the day; 2:00 a.m. (02:00).
    • The bar closes at two o'clock (= "The bar closes at 2:00 a.m.").
  2. (Only in the 12-hour clock) The start of the fifteenth hour of the day; 2:00 p.m. (14:00).
    • The next train comes at two o'clock (= "The next train comes at 14:00").
  3. (informal) A position ahead and rightward (horizontal clock orientation) or above and rightward (vertical clock orientation) (from the location of the 2 mark on a clock face)
    • We've got a bogey at two o'clock.

two o'clock meaning in Tagalog, Arabic and Vietnamese

two o'clock in Tagalog

the start of the third hour
alas-dos

two o'clock in Arabic

the start of the third hour
اَلسَّاعَة اَلثَّانِيَة as-sāʕa ṯ-ṯāniya

two o'clock in Vietnamese

the start of the third hour
hai giờ

Questions about two o'clock

What does two o'clock mean?
Two o'clock means the start of the third hour of the day; 2:00 a.m. (02:00).
What is two o'clock in Tagalog?
Two o'clock in Tagalog is alas-dos. See Two o'clock meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is two o'clock?
Two o'clock is a noun.

Words near two o'clock in the dictionary

  1. two left hands
  2. two little ducks
  3. two Ls
  4. two men and a dog
  5. Two Mile Flat
  6. two o'clock
  7. two of a kind
  8. two pair
  9. two pairs
  10. two penn'orth
  11. two pennies

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