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  • 1time — time1 W1S1 [taım] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(minutes/hours etc)¦ 2¦(on a clock)¦ 3¦(occasion)¦ 4¦(point when something happens)¦ 5¦(period of time)¦ 6¦(available time)¦ 7 all the time 8 most of the time 9 half the time 10 at tim …

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  • 2time — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 what is measured in minutes, hours, days, etc. TIME + VERB ▪ elapse, go by, pass ▪ As time went by we saw less and less of each other. ▪ The changing seasons mark the passing of time …

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  • 3time — [[t]ta͟ɪm[/t]] ♦ times, timing, timed 1) N UNCOUNT Time is what we measure in minutes, hours, days, and years. ...a two week period of time... Time passed, and still Ma did not appear... As time went on the visits got more and more regular... The …

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  • 4Time out of Mind — Infobox Album Name = Time Out of Mind Type = studio Artist = Bob Dylan Released = September 30 1997 Recorded = January–February 1997 Genre = Blues rock, rock, country blues Length = 72:44 Label = Columbia Producer = Daniel Lanois Reviews =… …

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  • 5time — 1 /taIm/ noun TIME 1 (U) something that is measured in minutes, hours, years etc using clocks: a machine that can travel through time | The basic unit of time, the second, was redefined in 1967. | time passes/goes by: time goes by so quickly… …

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  • 6Long Day's Journey into Night — For the film, see Long Day s Journey Into Night (1962 film). Long Day s Journey Into Night Original window card, 1956 Written by Eugene O Neill …

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  • 7Time Out of Mind — This article is about the Bob Dylan album. For other uses, see Time Out of Mind (disambiguation). Time Out of Mind Studio album by Bob Dylan …

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  • 8long — 1 adjective 1 OBJECT/LINE measuring a great length or a greater length than usual from one end to the other: Cher used to have really long hair. | The line to get into the movie was so long we gave up. | The Aleutian Islands form the longest… …

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  • 9Long Beach State 49ers baseball — Long Beach State 49ers Founded: 1954 University California State University, Long Beach Conference Bi …

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  • 10Time Lord — This article is about the civilisation from Doctor Who. For other uses, see Time Lord (disambiguation). Doctor Who alien Time Lord Type …

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