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How sick one gets of being 'good', how much I should respect myself if I could burst out and make everyone wretched for twenty-four hours; embody selfishness.
Alice James

Meaning of "twenty-four hours" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TWENTY-FOUR HOURS

twenty-four hours  [ˈtwɛntɪˌfɔː ˈaʊəz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TWENTY-FOUR HOURS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Twenty-Four hours is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TWENTY-FOUR HOURS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

24 Hours

24 Hours or Twenty Four Hours may refer to: ▪ Day ▪ Nychthemeron, any period of 24 consecutive hours...

Definition of twenty-four hours in the English dictionary

The definition of twenty-four hours in the dictionary is the time taken by the Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis; a whole day.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TWENTY-FOUR HOURS


after-hours
ˌɑːftərˈaʊəz
contours
ˈkɒntʊəz
flexihours
ˈflɛksɪˌaʊəz
hours
aʊəz
ours
aʊəz
scours
ˈskaʊəz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS

twelve-tone
twelvefold
twelvemo
twelvemonth
twenties
twentieth
twenty
twenty-first
twenty-four-hour
twenty-four-hour service
twenty-four-seven
twenty-one
twenty-six counties
twenty-sixer
twenty-twenty
twenty-twenty vision
twenty-two metre line
Twenty20
twentyfold
twentyish

WORDS THAT END LIKE TWENTY-FOUR HOURS

banking hours
book of hours
business hours
consulting hours
daylight hours
late hours
licensing hours
little hours
office hours
opening hours
peak hours
school hours
shopping hours
small hours
surgery hours
the small hours
till all hours
Tours
twilight hours
visiting hours
waking hours

Synonyms and antonyms of twenty-four hours in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «twenty-four hours» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TWENTY-FOUR HOURS

Find out the translation of twenty-four hours to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of twenty-four hours from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «twenty-four hours» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

24小时
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

veinticuatro horas
570 millions of speakers

English

twenty-four hours
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चौबीस घंटे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أربع وعشرين ساعة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

двадцать четыре часа
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

24 horas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চব্বিশ ঘণ্টা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

24 heures
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dua puluh empat jam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

24 Stunden
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

二十四時間
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이십사시간
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rong puluh papat jam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

24 giờ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இருபத்தி நான்கு மணி நேரம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चोवीस तास
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yirmi dört saat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

24 ore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dwadzieścia cztery godziny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

двадцять чотири години
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

douăzeci și patru oră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

είκοσι τέσσερις ώρες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vier en twintig uur
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tjugofyra timmar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tjuefire timer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of twenty-four hours

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TWENTY-FOUR HOURS»

The term «twenty-four hours» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.223 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TWENTY-FOUR HOURS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «twenty-four hours» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «twenty-four hours» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about twenty-four hours

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7 QUOTES WITH «TWENTY-FOUR HOURS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word twenty-four hours.
1
Charles Babbage
The half minute which we daily devote to the winding-up of our watches is an exertion of labour almost insensible; yet, by the aid of a few wheels, its effect is spread over the whole twenty-four hours.
2
Irving Berlin
Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.
3
Will Durant
Most of us spend too much time on the last twenty-four hours and too little on the last six thousand years.
4
Alice James
How sick one gets of being 'good', how much I should respect myself if I could burst out and make everyone wretched for twenty-four hours; embody selfishness.
5
Otis Redding
If you want to be a singer, you've got to concentrate on it twenty-four hours a day. You can't be a well driller, too. You've got to concentrate on the business of entertaining and writing songs. Always think different from the next person. Don't ever do a song as you heard somebody else do it.
6
Milton Sapirstein
It is impossible for any woman to love her children twenty-four hours a day.
7
Raoul Vaneigem
There are more truths in twenty-four hours of a man's life than in all the philosophies.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TWENTY-FOUR HOURS»

Discover the use of twenty-four hours in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to twenty-four hours and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Twenty Four Hours A Day: Meditations
With over nine million copies in print (the original text has been revised), this "little black book" offers daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life.
Anonymous, 2013
2
How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day
We partner with leading publishers around the globe. Our goal is to have accessible editions simultaneously released with publishers' new books so that all readers can have access to the books they want to read.
Arnold Bennett, 2009
3
Twenty-Four Hours a Day Journal: A Meditation Book and ...
This classic meditation book and journal, first printed in 1954, gives guidance in living one day at a time as part of Twelve Step recovery.
Richmond Walker, 2001
4
Transformation of Your Life in Twenty-Four Hours
"If you follow the spiritual means here given - means accord with the urging and teaching of Christ - you can be transformed!"
Brown Landone, 1996
5
Twenty-Four Hours with God
Turner speaks to every person looking for happiness, everyone wanting love, and everyone longing for forgiveness. (Christian)
Kathleen Suzanne Turner, 2007
6
Twenty-four Hours of Local Cohomology
This is an introduction to local cohomology which takes cognizance of the breadth of its interactions with other areas of mathematics.
7
Spanish Twenty Four Hours A Day:
With over nine million copies in print (the original text has been revised), this "little black book" offers daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life.
Alcoholics Anonymous, 2013
8
Look to this day: twenty-four hours a day for everyone
Offers brief prayers and meditations for each day of the year and directs each message to those recovering from addictive problems
Alan L. Roeck, 1988
9
How to Live on 24 Hours a Day
The classic that teaches how to truly LIVE rather than just existing from day to day. As relevant (if not more) today as it was when originally published.
Arnold Bennett, 2007
10
Secret Family: Twenty-Four Hours Inside the Mysterious World ...
State-of-the-art photography complements the descriptions of physiological changes that occur during everyday events such as a diet, an argument, and a kiss, in an exploration of the effects of the outside world on our insides
David Bodanis, Daniel, 1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TWENTY-FOUR HOURS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term twenty-four hours is used in the context of the following news items.
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Twenty-four hours in the saddle for charity riders
Aiming to cycle from Newcastle to London in 24 hours are (from left) - Drew Davies, Matthew Davies, Matthew Craven and Andy Brown. ANL-150727- ... «Spalding Guardian, Aug 15»
2
Twenty-Four Hours Later: Another Body Surfaces in Roaring Creek …
There is a third murder in the Roaring Creek area tonight. The dismembered body of fifty-one year old Roaring Creek resident Steven “Deeds” Hyde was found ... «channel5belize, May 15»
3
Twenty-four Hours in Port au Prince, Haiti
9:30pm EST: Back at the Marriott, and having interacted in the last few hours with ... Summary: You can only get so far during a quick 24-hour visit, but without ... «Nearshore Americas, May 15»
4
Twenty-Four Hours to Give: The Big Payback Starts at Midnight
For 24 straight hours, starting tonight at midnight, it encourages people to give as much as they can to hundreds of worthy organizations throughout 40 Middle ... «Nashville Scene, May 15»
5
Celtic's Nir Bitton: I was twenty-four hours away from missing out on …
Daily Record. Nir Bitton lifts the League Cup. NIR BITTON revealed he was just 24 hours away from missing one of the biggest days of his footballing life. «Scottish Daily Record, Mar 15»
6
Twenty-four hours: Watch Guinness Record run at Victory Lane Karting
Trey Shannon turned 1,459 laps in a 24-hour period around Victory Lane Indoor Karting's circuit in Charlotte, N.C. last November, as seen in this video uploaded ... «FOXSports.com, Feb 15»
7
What Does It Take to Survive 24 Hours of Drone?
Spoiler alert: I didn't make it through all twenty-four hours of the 24-Hour Drone Fest. The marathon, which took over a dark, fog-filled room at Le Guess Who in ... «Noisey, Dec 14»
8
24 Hours in A&E review – a measured, moving series that doesn't …
Twenty-four hours, seven days a week,” says the receptionist, before putting the phone down and turning to her colleague. “I love that question, 'When's your ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
9
Longines Twenty-Four Hours Single Push-Piece Chronograph Watch
Twenty-four hour watch dials display the time not in a 12-hour loop, but in a 24-hour loop. Reading them requires an intimate knowledge of how their dials work, ... «Forbes, Aug 14»
10
Twenty-Four Hours In A Small, Highly Televised Riot
FERGUSON, Mo. — Ferguson, Mo. is a small, oddly shaped suburb bounded on three sides by interstate highways. It's maybe two suburbs over from St. Louis in ... «Daily Caller, Aug 14»

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