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  What it means

  Literally “hour zero.” The critical moment when something decisive begins — D-Day, the point of no return, the moment everything changes. Used in military, political, and everyday contexts.

  Vocabulary

  • godzina — hour
  • zero — zero

  Grammar note

  'Zero' is indeclinable here, used as a modifier in apposition to 'godzina'.

  Cultural context

  Has strong WWII connotations in Poland — the Warsaw Uprising began at 'godzina W' (godzina zero of the uprising) on 1 August 1944.

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