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FOR 24 HOURS
Dictionary entry overview: What does for 24 hours mean?
• FOR 24 HOURS (adverb)
The adverb FOR 24 HOURS has 1 sense:
1. without stopping
Familiarity information: FOR 24 HOURS used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without stopping
Synonyms:
around the clock; for 24 hours; round the clock
Context example:
she worked around the clock
Context examples
The first set of mice was fed on a low-calorie diet for 24 hours.
(New Appetite Control Mechanism Found in Brain, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
An ambulatory electrocardiography technique that records a continuous electrocardiographic rhythm pattern for 24 hours or more to detect heart arrhythmias.
(Holter Monitoring, NCI Thesaurus)
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