No. 520 in Latvian

plkst

Abbreviation for "o'clock" or "at the time of" (plkst. = pulksten).

In a sentence

Es ceļos ap plkst. 7 no rīta.
I wake up around 7 AM.
"Plkst." is used as an abbreviation for "pulkstenis," meaning "clock" or "o'clock," in this context indicating the time.
Vilciena atiešanas laiks ir plkst. 15:30.
The train departure time is at 3:30 PM.
Here, "plkst." specifies the exact time of an event, emphasizing the punctuation's role in denoting precise scheduling.
Mācības skolā sākas plkst. 8:00 no rīta.
School lessons start at 8:00 in the morning.
The word "plkst." introduces the starting time for lessons, demonstrating its use in formal contexts to denote time.

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