bering time

Ber·ing time

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beer-ing, ber-, bair- tahym]
- /ˈbɪər ɪŋ, ˈbɛr-, ˈbɛər- taɪm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [beer-ing, ber-, bair- tahym]
- /ˈbɪər ɪŋ, ˈbɛr-, ˈbɛər- taɪm/

Definition of bering time words

noun bering time the civil time officially adopted for a country or region, usually the civil time of some specific meridian lying within the region. The standard time zones in the U.S. (Atlantic time, Eastern time, Central time, Mountain time, Pacific time, Yukon time, Alaska-Hawaii time, and Bering time) use the civil times of the 60th, 75th, 90th, 105th, 120th, 135th, 150th, and 165th meridians respectively, the difference of time between one zone and the next being exactly one hour. 1

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Origin of bering time

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Bering time

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bering time popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.