"mean time" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} mean time
  1. Alternative form of meantime Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: meantime
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  2. A mean (average) amount of time. Related terms: Dublin Mean Time, Greenwich Mean Time, local mean time, New Zealand Mean Time, Port Blair mean time, Washington mean time
    Sense id: en-mean_time-en-noun-SvJ0lNKd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87

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