time zone

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahym zohn]
- /taɪm zoʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tahym zohn]
- /taɪm zoʊn/

Definitions of time zone words

noun time zone one of the 24 regions or divisions of the globe approximately coinciding with meridians at successive hours from the observatory at Greenwich, England. 1
noun time zone region with specific local time 1
countable noun time zone A time zone is one of the areas into which the world is divided where the time is calculated as being a particular number of hours behind or ahead of GMT. 0
noun time zone a region throughout which the same standard time is used. There are 24 time zones in the world, demarcated approximately by meridians at 15° intervals, an hour apart 0
noun time zone any of the 24 longitudinal regions of the earth, each occupying 15 degrees and having a mean solar time one hour greater than that of the neighboring region to the west 0

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Origin of time zone

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Time zone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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time zone popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% 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.

time zone usage trend in Literature

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