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sundial

sun·di·al

sundial

 
pronunciation:
suhn daI l [or] suhn daIl
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part of speech: noun
definition: a device that stands in a garden or on a lawn to show the time of day. A sundial has a flat, round disk with numbers and a pointer that casts a shadow. As the shadow moves across the numbers, the sundial shows what time it is.
 
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