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south african standard time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.54 in modern English

Syllables
south african -s-tan-dard- -time
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
24
Letters
6
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A time zone, two hours ahead of UTC, observed year-round by the countries of Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa; UTC+02:00.

Etymology

From South African (“of, from, or pertaining to South Africa”) + standard time (“time as measured by synchronising clocks in different geographical locations within a specific area to the same time zone”). Coined 1903.

Frequently Paired Words

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Synonyms

SAST

Questions

What does south african standard time mean?
A time zone, two hours ahead of UTC, observed year-round by the countries of Eswatini, Lesotho and South Africa; UTC+02:00.
Where does south african standard time come from?
From South African (“of, from, or pertaining to South Africa”) + standard time (“time as measured by synchronising clocks in different geographical locations within a specific area to the same time zone”). Coined 1903.

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