German word meaning 'clock' or 'hour'. Used in English contexts when discussing German timepieces or in German phrases.
From Middle High German 'ure', from Latin 'hora' meaning 'hour, time'. Related to English 'hour' through their common Latin ancestry.
German clockmaking became synonymous with precision, giving us the stereotype of German efficiency. The Black Forest region's cuckoo clocks made 'German time' a global metaphor for punctuality and mechanical perfection.
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