hours

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

hours
    n 1: a period of time assigned for work; "they work long hours"
    2: an indefinite period of time; "they talked for hours"

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Hours \Hours\, n. pl. [A translation of L. Horae (Gr. ?). See
   {Hour}.] (Myth.)
   Goddess of the seasons, or of the hours of the day.
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         Lo! where the rosy-blosomed Hours,
         Fair Venus' train, appear.               --Gray.
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