hora
/ˈhɔrə/
noun
- A traditional Romanian or Israeli circle dance, often performed at celebrations and weddings.
- At the wedding, everyone joined hands and danced the hora.
- The hora is a lively dance that brings the whole community together.
- She learned the steps of the hora during her trip to Romania.
- A unit of time equal to one hour, used in some historical or astronomical contexts.
- In ancient astronomy, a hora was one twelfth of the daylight period.
- The old manuscript measured time in horas rather than hours.
- Each hora in the medieval system varied in length depending on the season.