minute repeater

noun

a device, in a watch, in which the current time is announced by means of a combination of sounds that represent the hour, quarter hour, and minute; usually activated by a button

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Meanings

nounminute repeater (plural minute repeaters)

plural minute repeaters

  1. a device, in a watch, in which the current time is announced by means of a combination of sounds that represent the hour, quarter hour, and minute; usually activated by a button
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