"time-watch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: time-watches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} time-watch (plural time-watches)
  1. Synonym of time detector Synonyms: time detector [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-time-watch-en-noun-yqBkAcvB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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