"Universal Time" meaning in English

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Proper name

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  1. A measure of time that conforms, within a close approximation, to the mean diurnal rotation of the Earth and serves as the basis of civil timekeeping. Categories (topical): Time Related terms: Greenwich Mean Time, UTC, Zulu time Translations (measure of time): 世界時 (Chinese Mandarin), 世界时 (shìjièshí) (Chinese Mandarin), yleisaika (Finnish), უნივერსალური დრო (universaluri dro) (Georgian)

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