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standard time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.01 in modern English

Syllables
stan-dard- -time
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Time as measured by synchronizing clocks in different geographical locations within a time zone to the same time, rather than using the local meridian, as in local mean time or solar time.

Uncountable

Usage

Derived Forms

AKST

Phrases

Alaska-Hawaii Standard Time Alaska Standard Time Atlantic Standard Time Australian Central Standard Time Australian Central Western Standard Time Australian Eastern Standard Time Australian Western Standard Time Bering Standard Time

Synonyms

slow time civil time local time

Questions

What does standard time mean?
Time as measured by synchronizing clocks in different geographical locations within a time zone to the same time, rather than using the local meridian, as in local mean time or solar time.

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