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  • 1Time discipline — In sociology and anthropology, time discipline is the general name given to social and economic rules, conventions, customs, and expectations governing the measurement of time, the social currency and awareness of time measurements, and people s… …

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  • 2time heals all wounds — (or chiefly Brit time is a/the great healer) used to say that feelings of sadness, disappointment, etc., gradually go away as time passes I thought I would never be able to love again, but, as they say, time heals all wounds. • • • Main Entry:… …

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  • 3that — I. pronoun (plural those) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thæt, neuter demonstrative pronoun & definite article; akin to Old High German daz, neuter demonstrative pronoun & definite article, Greek to, Latin istud, neuter demonstrative …

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  • 4time — n 1. chronology; duration. 2. point, juncture, moment, instant, hour, day; period, spell, span, stretch, while, tide, term, tenure; interval, interim, intermission, interregnum, interruption, interlude, pause, break, hiatus; turn, shift, watch;… …

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  • 51066 and All That — Infobox Book name = 1066 and All That title orig = 1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England, comprising all the parts you can remember, including 103 Good Things, 5 Bad Kings and 2 Genuine Dates translator = image caption = Later… …

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  • 6summer time — noun chiefly Britain : daylight saving time * * * Chiefly Brit. See daylight saving time. * * * summer time noun Time adopted in the summer (for daylight saving purposes), usu one hour in advance of the standard local time • • • Main Entry:… …

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  • 7prime time — noun the hours between 7 and 11 p.m. when the largest tv audience is available (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑clock time, ↑time * * * noun 1. : the evening period generally from 7 to 11 p.m. during which television has its largest number of viewers ;… …

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  • 8Fiji during the time of Cakobau — The first three quarters of the Nineteenth Century were marked by tribal warfare, incursions from neighbouring Tonga, and the increasing encroachment of foreign powers. This period also saw the rise of a warlord by the name of Seru Epenisa… …

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  • 9and not before time too — (and) not before time (too) chiefly Brit used to say that something should have happened sooner They re finally going to change things, and not before time, too. [=and it s about time] • • • Main Entry: ↑time …

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  • 10arts, East Asian — Introduction       music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature.       Some studies of East Asia… …

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