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work_time
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a time period when you are required to work
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work_time: a time period when you are required to work
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time_off
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a time period when you are not required to work
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time_off: a time period when you are not required to work
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face_time
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work time spent at the location of or in the presence of other people
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face_time: work time spent at the location of or in the presence of other people
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compensatory_time
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time off that is granted to a worker as compensation for working overtime
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compensatory_time: time off that is granted to a worker as compensation for working overtime
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bout
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a period of illness
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bout: a period of illness
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hospitalization
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a period of time when you are confined to a hospital
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hospitalization: a period of time when you are confined to a hospital
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travel_time
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a period of time spent traveling
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travel_time: a period of time spent traveling
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present
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the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
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present: the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
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now
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the momentary present
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now: the momentary present
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here_and_now
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at this time
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here_and_now: at this time
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date
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the present
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date: the present
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times
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a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
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times: a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
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modern_times
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the circumstances and ideas of the present age
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modern_times: the circumstances and ideas of the present age
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Roman_times
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the time period during which Rome dominated Europe
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Roman_times: the time period during which Rome dominated Europe
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past
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the time that has elapsed
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past: the time that has elapsed
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yore
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time long past
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yore: time long past
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bygone
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past events to be put aside
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bygone: past events to be put aside
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old
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past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
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old: past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
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history
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the aggregate of past events
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history: the aggregate of past events
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future
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the time yet to come
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future: the time yet to come
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kingdom_come
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the end of time
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kingdom_come: the end of time
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musical_time
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(music) the beat of musical rhythm
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musical_time: (music) the beat of musical rhythm
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time
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an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
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time: an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities)
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Elizabethan_age
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a period in British history during the reign of Elizabeth I in the 16th century; an age marked by literary achievement and domestic prosperity
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Elizabethan_age: a period in British history during the reign of Elizabeth I in the 16th century; an age marked by literary achievement and domestic prosperity
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Victorian_age
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a period in British history during the reign of Queen Victoria in the 19th century; her character and moral standards restored the prestige of the British monarchy but gave the era a prudish reputation
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Victorian_age: a period in British history during the reign of Queen Victoria in the 19th century; her character and moral standards restored the prestige of the British monarchy but gave the era a prudish reputation
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day
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some point or period in time
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day: some point or period in time
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dead
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a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
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dead: a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense
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hard_times
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a time of difficulty
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hard_times: a time of difficulty
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incarnation
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time passed in a particular bodily form
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incarnation: time passed in a particular bodily form
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continuum
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a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts
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continuum: a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts
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history
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the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
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history: the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
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Phanerozoic
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the period from about 5,400 million years ago until the present
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Phanerozoic: the period from about 5,400 million years ago until the present
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Cenozoic
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approximately the last 63 million years
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Cenozoic: approximately the last 63 million years
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Quaternary
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last 2 million years
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Quaternary: last 2 million years
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Holocene
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approximately the last 10,000 years
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Holocene: approximately the last 10,000 years
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Pleistocene
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from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
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Pleistocene: from two million to 11 thousand years ago; extensive glaciation of the northern hemisphere; the time of human evolution
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Tertiary
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from 63 million to 2 million years ago
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Tertiary: from 63 million to 2 million years ago
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Pliocene
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from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals
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Pliocene: from 13 million to 2 million years ago; growth of mountains; cooling of climate; more and larger mammals
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Miocene
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from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals
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Miocene: from 25 million to 13 million years ago; appearance of grazing mammals
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Oligocene
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from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats
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Oligocene: from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats
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Eocene
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from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals
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Eocene: from 58 million to 40 million years ago; presence of modern mammals
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Paleocene
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from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals
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Paleocene: from 63 million to 58 million years ago; appearance of birds and earliest mammals
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Mesozoic
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from 230 million to 63 million years ago
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Mesozoic: from 230 million to 63 million years ago
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Cretaceous
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from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
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Cretaceous: from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants
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Jurassic
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from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers
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Jurassic: from 190 million to 135 million years ago; dinosaurs; conifers
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Triassic
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from 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity
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Triassic: from 230 million to 190 million years ago; dinosaurs, marine reptiles; volcanic activity
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Paleozoic
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from 544 million to about 230 million years ago
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Paleozoic: from 544 million to about 230 million years ago
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Permian
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from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles
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Permian: from 280 million to 230 million years ago; reptiles
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Carboniferous
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from 345 million to 280 million years ago
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Carboniferous: from 345 million to 280 million years ago
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Pennsylvanian
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from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land
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Pennsylvanian: from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate; swampy land
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Mississippian
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from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects
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Mississippian: from 345 million to 310 million years ago; increase of land areas; primitive ammonites; winged insects
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Devonian
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from 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites
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Devonian: from 405 million to 345 million years ago; preponderance of fishes and appearance of amphibians and ammonites
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Silurian
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from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animals
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Silurian: from 425 million to 405 million years ago; first air-breathing animals
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Ordovician
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from 500 million to 425 million years ago; conodonts and ostracods and algae and seaweeds
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Ordovician: from 500 million to 425 million years ago; conodonts and ostracods and algae and seaweeds
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Cambrian
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from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates
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Cambrian: from 544 million to about 500 million years ago; marine invertebrates
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Precambrian
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the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago
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Precambrian: the eon following the Hadean time and preceding the Phanerozoic eon; from about 3,800 million years ago until 544 million years ago
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Proterozoic
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from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms
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Proterozoic: from 2,500 to 544 million years ago; bacteria and fungi; primitive multicellular organisms
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Archean
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the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life
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Archean: the time from 3,800 million years to 2,500 million years ago; earth's crust formed; unicellular organisms are earliest forms of life
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Hadean
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the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life
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Hadean: the earliest eon in the history of the Earth from the first accretion of planetary material (around 4,600 million years ago) until the date of the oldest known rocks (about 3,800 million years ago); no evidence of life
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clock_time
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a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
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clock_time: a reading of a point in time as given by a clock
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Greenwich_Mean_Time
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the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
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Greenwich_Mean_Time: the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
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coordinated_universal_time
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Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds
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coordinated_universal_time: Greenwich Mean Time updated with leap seconds
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Earth-received_time
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the coordinated universal time when an event is received on Earth
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Earth-received_time: the coordinated universal time when an event is received on Earth
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one-way_light_time
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the elapsed time it takes for light (or radio signals) to travel between the Earth and a celestial object
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one-way_light_time: the elapsed time it takes for light (or radio signals) to travel between the Earth and a celestial object
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round-trip_light_time
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the elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point
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round-trip_light_time: the elapsed time it takes for a signal to travel from Earth to a spacecraft (or other body) and back to the starting point
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elapsed_time
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the time that elapses while some event is occurring
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elapsed_time: the time that elapses while some event is occurring
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transmission_time
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the coordinated universal time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial body
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transmission_time: the coordinated universal time when a transmission is sent from Earth to a spacecraft or other celestial body
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spacecraft_event_time
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the coordinated universal time on board the spacecraft
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spacecraft_event_time: the coordinated universal time on board the spacecraft
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spacecraft_clock_time
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the clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft
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spacecraft_clock_time: the clock time given by a clock carried on board a spacecraft
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Atlantic_Time
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standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces
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Atlantic_Time: standard time in the 4th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 60th meridian; used in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and Bermuda and the Canadian Maritime Provinces
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Eastern_Time
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standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
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Eastern_Time: standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
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Central_Time
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standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States
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Central_Time: standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States
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Mountain_Time
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standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain states of the United States
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Mountain_Time: standard time in the 7th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 105th meridian west; used in the mountain states of the United States
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Pacific_Time
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standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States
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Pacific_Time: standard time in the 8th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 120th meridian west; used in far western states of the United States
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Alaska_Standard_Time
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standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of Alaska
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Alaska_Standard_Time: standard time in the 9th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 135th meridian west; used in Hawaii and most of Alaska
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Hawaii_Time
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standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian Islands
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Hawaii_Time: standard time in the 10th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 150th meridian west; used in Hawaii and the western Aleutian Islands
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Bering_Time
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standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands
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Bering_Time: standard time in the 11th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 165th meridian west; used in the Midway Islands
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duration
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the property of enduring or continuing in time
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duration: the property of enduring or continuing in time
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duration
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the period of time during which something continues
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duration: the period of time during which something continues
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clocking
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the time taken to traverse a measured course
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clocking: the time taken to traverse a measured course
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longueur
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a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)
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longueur: a period of dullness or boredom (especially in a work of literature or performing art)
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residence_time
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the period of time spent in a particular place
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residence_time: the period of time spent in a particular place
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span
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the complete duration of something
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span: the complete duration of something
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stretch
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an unbroken period of time during which you do something
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stretch: an unbroken period of time during which you do something
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time_scale
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an arrangement of events used as a measure of duration
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time_scale: an arrangement of events used as a measure of duration
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value
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(music) the relative duration of a musical note
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value: (music) the relative duration of a musical note
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extended_time_scale
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(simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than one
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extended_time_scale: (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than one
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fast_time_scale
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(simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than one
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fast_time_scale: (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than one
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time_being
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the present occasion
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time_being: the present occasion
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biological_clock
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an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions
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biological_clock: an innate mechanism in living organisms that controls the periodicity of many physiological functions
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circadian_rhythm
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a daily cycle of activity observed in many living organisms
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circadian_rhythm: a daily cycle of activity observed in many living organisms
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fourth_dimension
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the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
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fourth_dimension: the fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event
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workweek
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hours or days of work in a calendar week
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workweek: hours or days of work in a calendar week
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week
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a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday
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week: a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday
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midweek
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the middle of a week
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midweek: the middle of a week
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day
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the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
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day: the recurring hours when you are not sleeping (especially those when you are working)
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workday
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the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage
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workday: the amount of time that a worker must work for an agreed daily wage
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workday
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a day on which work is done
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workday: a day on which work is done
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rest_day
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a day set aside for rest
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rest_day: a day set aside for rest
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overtime
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work done in addition to regular working hours
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overtime: work done in addition to regular working hours
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