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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Timepiece \Time"piece'\, noun A clock, watch, or other instrument, to measure or show the progress of time; a chronometer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
timepiece
noun: a measuring instrument or device for keeping time [syn: {timekeeper}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
49 Moby Thesaurus words for "timepiece": Big Ben, alarm clock, alarm watch, astronomical clock, atomic clock, box chronometer, calendar clock, calendar watch, chronograph, chronometer, chronopher, chronoscope, clepsydra, clock, clock movement, clocks, clockworks, cuckoo clock, dial, digital clock, digital watch, electric clock, electronic clock, gnomon, grandfather clock, half-hour glass, half-minute glass, horologe, horologium, hourglass, hunter, independent-seconds watch, isochronon, journeyman, marine chronometer, metronome, repeater, sandglass, sundial, telltale, ticker, time switch, timekeeper, timepieces, timer, turnip, watch, watchworks, wristwatch
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