speaking clock

noun

A person employed to read the time over a telephone line.

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Meanings

nounspeaking clock (plural speaking clocks)

plural speaking clocks

  1. historicalA person employed to read the time over a telephone line.
  2. A service provided by telephone companies where people can find out the time by calling a certain number.

Translations

Finnish Neiti Aika, Neiti Aika
  • Neiti Aikaperson
  • Neiti Aikaservice
  • aikatiedotusservice
Polish zegarynka
  • zegarynkaservice
Cite this entry
APA

speaking clock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speaking%20clock

MLA

“speaking clock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speaking%20clock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speaking clock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speaking%20clock.

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