twelve o'clock
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twelve o'clock
noun twelve o'clocks
- The start of the thirteenth hour of the day; noon (noontime); 12:00 p.m. (12:00). The next train comes at twelve o'clock (= "The next train comes at noon").
- The start of the first hour of the day; midnight; 12:00 a.m. (00:00). The bar closes at twelve o'clock (= "The bar closes at midnight").
- A position straight ahead (horizontal clock orientation) or above (vertical clock orientation) (from the location of the 12 mark on a clock face) We've got a bogey at twelve o'clock (= "We've got a bogey straight in front of us").
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noun start of the thirteenth hour of the day (12 p.m.) — see also midday, noon
| Español | las doce |
|---|---|
| Français | douze heures |
| Deutsch | zwölf Uhr |
noun start of the first hour of the day (expressed in the 12-hour system; 12 a.m.) — see also midnight
| Español | las doce |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 열두시 yeoldusi |
| 日本語 | 十二時 jūni-ji |
| 中文 | 十二點鐘 /十二点钟 shí'èr diǎn zhōng, 十二點 /十二点 shí'èr diǎn |
| Português | doze horas |
| Français | douze heures |
| Deutsch | zwölf Uhr |
| Ελληνικά | μεσάνυχτα mesánychta |
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