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  • 131time — {{11}}time (n.) O.E. tima limited space of time, from P.Gmc. *timon time (Cf. O.N. timi time, proper time, Swed. timme an hour ), from PIE *di mon , from root *da cut up, divide (see TIDE (Cf. tide)). Abstract sense of time as …

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  • 132time — 1. noun 1) what time is it? Syn: hour; dated o clock 2) late at night was the best time to leave Syn: moment, point, point in time, occasion, hour, minute, second, instant, juncture, stage …

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