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universal time

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables
uni-ver-sal -time
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A measure of time that conforms, within a close approximation, to the mean diurnal rotation of the Earth and serves as the basis of civil timekeeping.

Phrases

Greenwich Mean Time Zulu time

Frequently Paired Words

Greenwich Mean Time UTC Zulu time

Synonyms

greenwich mean time greenwich time gmt ut ut1

Questions

What does universal time mean?
A measure of time that conforms, within a close approximation, to the mean diurnal rotation of the Earth and serves as the basis of civil timekeeping.

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