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Timepiece
//ˈtaɪmpiːs// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A chronometer (any device used to tell the time of day), particularly a clock lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.
"The only timepiece she allowed in the house was a sundial. She usually kept the curtains pulled."
- 2 a measuring instrument or device for keeping time wordnet
- 3 A chronometer (any device used to tell the time of day), particularly a clock lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.; A watch (a small portable device used to tell the time of day), particularly one lacking a chime or similar sounding mechanism.
"His pocket watch was a beautiful timepiece."
Etymology
From time + piece.
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