24 : Idioms & Phrases
24-hour interval
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noun time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
twenty-four hours; mean solar day; twenty-four hour period; solar day; day.
- two days later they left
- they put on two performances every day
- there are 30,000 passengers per day
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24-karat gold
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noun 100 per cent gold
pure gold.
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atomic number 24
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noun a hard brittle multivalent metallic element; resistant to corrosion and tarnishing
Cr; chromium.
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dec 24
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noun the day before Christmas
Christmas Eve.
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for 24 hours
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adverb without stopping
round the clock; around the clock.
- she worked around the clock
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june 24
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noun a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
St John's Day; Midsummer Day; Midsummer's Day.
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may 24
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noun British, anniversary of Queen Victoria's birth
Empire day; Commonwealth Day.
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october 24
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noun a day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations
United Nations Day.