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civil day
civil day
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Word History and Origins
Origin of civil day1
First recorded in 1595–1605
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Example Sentences
The civil day of the world commences near the anti-meridian of Rome, Greenwich, or Paris.
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The word translated "day" also means time, but it is to be generally taken in the sense of the civil day—from sun up to sun down.
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The astronomical day commences at noon of the civil day of the same date.
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We may remark that the commencement of the astronomical day commences twelve hours after the civil day.
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In England the period of the civil day may also vary under different statutes.
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