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It's actually three: "of the clock."
No. It is an adverb, used as an adverb of time. O'clock is actually a prepositional phrase, a contraction of the phrase "of the clock."
Much as don't is the abbreviation for do not.The abbreviation o'clock is the short for "of the clock".So you could say: "It is now 12 of the clock" instead of: "It is now 12 o'clock"
No. A contraction cannot be a compound word.
The contraction for of the clock is o'clock.
The contraction for of the clock is o'clock.
O'clock is a contraction of "of the clock"
"O'clock" is the contraction of "On the clock."
The term "o'clock" means "of the clock" or "according to the clock."
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The words Of the clock form the contraction o'clock.Sentences: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."
It is a contraction of "of the clock".
I believe it is o'clock which is a contraction of 'of the clock'.
Yes, it means; 'of the clock'.
Times in English are expressed by the contraction o'clock, which means "of the clock" or "on the clock".
o'clock = of the clock