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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

central time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.09 in modern English

Syllables
cen-tral -time
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

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The time zone in central North America corresponding to UTC minus six hours during standard time, and UTC minus five hours during daylight saving time.

name

The time zone in central Europe corresponding to UTC plus one hour.

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The time zone in central Australia corresponding to UTC plus 9:30 hours.

Etymology

From Central + Time.

Frequently Paired Words

Central Daylight Time Central Standard Time

Synonyms

Central Standard Time Zone Central Time Zone CT central standard time cst

Questions

What does central time mean?
The time zone in central North America corresponding to UTC minus six hours during standard time, and UTC minus five hours during daylight saving time.
Where does central time come from?
From Central + Time.

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