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The words Of the clock form the contraction o'clock.

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The elderly man looked at his timepiece. "I will give the boy till 3 of the clock to return the silver he stole!"

"I heard a loud noise at 1 of the clock, but I believed it was the maid stoking the fireplace. Then, at 2 of the clock, I found her at the bottom of the stairs."

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O'clock is actually derived from 'of the clock.' So, it is a contraction.

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o'clock is already a contraction. It mean 'of the clock'.

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of the clock 2 o'clock = two of the clock

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It is an abbreviation of 'of the clock'.

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Q: What does the o for o'clock stands for as a contraction?
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Yes, because "o'clock" is a contraction of "of the clock".


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