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Greenwich Time

 
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–noun
the time as measured on the prime meridian running through Greenwich, England: used in England and as a standard of calculation elsewhere.
Also called Greenwich Mean Time, Greenwich Civil Time, universal time, Universal Time.

Origin:
1840–50
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Greenwich time  
n.  See universal time.
universal time  
n.   Abbr. UT
The mean solar time for the meridian at Greenwich, England, used as a basis for calculating time throughout most of the world. Also called Greenwich time, Greenwich Mean Time, Zulu time.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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