Idiomatic uses, in which half is now adverbial, though probably originally the adj. or n. half past (or after) oneor one o'clockIn stating the…
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释义 | the world > time > particular time > [adjective] > of the time of day > minutes before or after the hour (3) half past one1750 Idiomatic uses, in which half is now adverbial, though probably originally the adj. or n. half past (or after) oneor one o'clockIn stating the… ten1852 esp. of the hour of the day: originally ten hours, ten of the clock: see of the clock at clock, n.1 adv.phrases 1a.Also with ellipsis of ‘minutes’ in… thirty1870 spec. (elliptical). In stating the time of day, thirty minutes; as in six-thirty = 6.30 o'clock, half-past six; also attributive as the 6.30 train. |
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