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Definitions of ure
  1. noun
    a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
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    types:
    prime time, primetime
    the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available
    h, uur
    clock time
    middag, middaguren, middaguur, namiddag, noen
    the middle of the day
    etenstijd
    the hour at which a meal is habitually or customarily eaten
    nanacht
    the latter part of night
    middernacht
    12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
    voornacht
    the hours just after midnight
    bedtijd
    the time you go to bed
    zonsondergang
    the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
    borreltijd, borreluur
    the time of day when a bar sells alcoholic drinks at a reduced price
    piekuur, spits, spitsuur, topdrukte
    the times at the beginning and end of the working day when many people are traveling to or from work
    type of:
    meterstand
    a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument
  2. noun
    a particular point in time
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    types:
    climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
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