HORARY

horary

(adjective) relating to the hours; “the horary cycle”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

horary (not comparable)

Pertaining to an hour or hours.

Occurring every hour; hourly.

(obsolete) Having a duration of just an hour; short-lived.

(astrology, of a question) Whose answer can be worked out by drawing up a horoscope of the exact time the question was asked.

Noun

horary (plural horaries)

(rare, ecclesiastical) A book containing the divine offices for the various canonical hours.

A narrative or account that is kept hourly.

A plan or programme that gives the hours at which events are to take place; a timetable; a horarium.

Source: Wiktionary


Ho"ra*ry, a. Etym: [LL. horarius, fr. L. hora hour: cf. F. horaire. See Hour.]

1. Of or pertaining to an hour; noting the hours. Spectator.

2. Occurring once an hour; continuing an hour; hourly; ephemeral. Horary, or soon decaying, fruits of summer. Sir T. Browne. Horary circles. See Circles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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