international date line

in·ter·na·tion·al date line

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in-ter-nash-uh-nl deyt lahyn]
- /ˌɪn tərˈnæʃ ə nl deɪt laɪn/
- /ˌɪntəˈnæʃnəl deɪt laɪn/

Definitions of international date line words

noun international date line the line approximately following the 180° meridian from Greenwich on the east side of which the date is one day earlier than on the west 0
noun international date line an imaginary line drawn north and south through the Pacific Ocean, largely along the 180th meridian: at this line, by international agreement, each calendar day begins at midnight, so that when it is Sunday just west of the line, it is Saturday just east of it 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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