What does summer time mean?

summer time

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.19 in modern English

Syllables: sum-mer -time
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Daylight Saving Time.

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"When the clocks are put forward at the introduction of summer time, the long-distance night trains automatically become one hour late, and continue to run late for the remainder of their journeys. […] Similarly, when the clocks are put back in the autumn, the night trains become one hour early."

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British Double Summer Time British Summer Time Central European Summer Time Double Summer Time Eastern European Summer Time European Summer Time Irish Summer Time Middle European Summer Time

summer time

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How to pronounce summer time