"civil time" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} civil time (uncountable)
  1. (astronomy) Mean solar time reckoned from midnight by adding twelve hours. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Astronomy, Timekeeping
    Sense id: en-civil_time-en-noun-~YjgUh0k Disambiguation of Timekeeping: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 58 42 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  2. (modern usage) The statutory time as designated by civilian authorities, generally a standard time in a time zone at a fixed offset from UTC. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Timekeeping
    Sense id: en-civil_time-en-noun-NhXQzOuu Disambiguation of Timekeeping: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Universal Time

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