Time
Hours, dates, seasons, frequency, and the words for when things happen.
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time
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/tɑɪm/
What is measured in hours, minutes, days, and years; the continued passing of existence.
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day
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/deɪ/
A period of 24 hours.
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night
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/ˈnaɪt/
The time between sunset and sunrise, when it is dark.
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today
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/təˈdeɪ/
On this day, not yesterday or tomorrow.
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morning
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/ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/
The early part of the day, from when the sun rises until noon.
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tomorrow
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/təˈmɑroʊ/
On the day after today.
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year
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/jɪɹ/
A period of 365 days, or twelve months.
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second
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/ˈsɛk.ənd/
coming right after the first in order, time, or position
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minute¹
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/ˈmɪnɪt/
A unit of time equal to sixty seconds.
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moment
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/ˈmoʊmənt/
A very short period of time.
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week
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/wiːk/
A period of seven days, especially counted from Monday to Sunday.
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hour
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/aʊɚ/
A period of time lasting sixty minutes.
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past
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/past/
The time that has already happened, before now.
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evening
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/ˈivnɪŋ/
The part of the day between the afternoon and the night.
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date
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/deɪt/
The particular day, month, and year when something happens.
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future
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/ˈfju.t͡ʃɚ/
The time that is still to come.
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yesterday
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/ˈjɛstɹdeɪ/
On the day before today.
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age
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/eɪd͡ʒ/
How many years someone or something has lived or existed.
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birthday
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/ˈbɝθˌdeɪ/
The day each year that is the anniversary of the day you were born.
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month
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/mʌnθ/
One of the twelve parts the year is divided into.
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present¹
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/ˈpɹɛz.ənt/
Something you give to someone as a gift.
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afternoon
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/ˌæf.tɚˈnun/
The part of the day between noon and the evening.
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summer
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/ˈsʌmɚ/
The warmest season of the year, between spring and autumn.
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Sunday
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/ˈsʌn.deɪ/
The day of the week between Saturday and Monday, traditionally a day of rest and the Christian day of worship.
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century
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/ˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)ɹi/
A period of one hundred years.
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schedule
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/ˈskɛdʒ.ʊl/
A plan that lists when activities or events will happen.
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calendar
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/ˈkæl.ən.dɚ/
A chart or set of pages showing the days, weeks, and months of a year.
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weekday
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/ˈwiːkdeɪ̯/
Any day of the week except Saturday and Sunday.
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alarm clock
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hold off
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to delay taking an action until a later time
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hold over
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to postpone something until a later occasion
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lie before
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to be ahead of someone as a future experience or challenge
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roll around
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to arrive again as part of a regular cycle
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while away
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to spend a period of time in a pleasant or relaxed way
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present²
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/pɹɪˈzɛnt/
To give, show, or offer something formally.
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season
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[ˈsi.zn̩]
One of the four parts of the year: spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
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march
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/mɑɹt͡ʃ/
An organized walk by many people to protest or support something.
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temporary
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/ˈtɛmp(əˌɹ)ɛɹi/
Lasting for only a limited time; not permanent.
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permanent
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/ˈpɜɹ.mə.nənt/
Lasting for a very long time or for ever; not temporary.
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era
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/iə.ɹə/
A period of history marked by a particular character or set of events.
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frequency
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/ˈfɹiːkwənsi/
How often something happens within a period of time.
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decade
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/ˈdɛkeɪd/
A period of ten years.
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deadline
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/ˈdɛdˌlaɪn/
A time or date by which something must be finished.
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summertime
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/ˈsʌmɚˌtaɪm/
the season or period of summer
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interval
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/ˈɪntɚvəl/
a period of time between two events.
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wintertime
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/ˈwɪn.tɚ.taɪm/
the season or period of winter
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minute²
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[maɪ̯ˈn(j)u̟(ː)t]
Extremely small.
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duration
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/dʒʊˈɹeɪʃn̩/
The length of time that something lasts or continues.
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antiquity
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/ænˈtɪk.wə.ti/
Ancient times, especially the period of ancient Greece and Rome.
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almanac
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/ˈɔːlmənæk/
an annual publication containing a calendar and practical information such as astronomical data, tides, or notable dates
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breeding-season
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/ˈbridɪŋˌsizən/
the time of year when animals mate and produce young
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fritter away
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to waste money, time, or another resource on unimportant things
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bedtime
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/ˈbɛdtaɪm/
The time or hour at which one retires to bed in order to sleep.
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equinox
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/ˈekwəˌnɑːks/
either of the two times each year when the Sun crosses the celestial equator and day and night are approximately equal in length
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Neolithic
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/ˌniːoʊˈlɪθɪk/
the final major phase of the Stone Age, associated in many regions with farming, permanent settlements, and polished stone tools
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ides
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/aɪdz/
in the Roman calendar, the fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October and the thirteenth day of every other month
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amphitheatre
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/ˈæm.pəˌθi.(j)ə.tɚ/
An open, outdoor theatre (which may be a theatre in the round, or have a stage with seating on only one side), especially one from the classical period of ancient Greece or Rome, or a modern venue of similar design.
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Devonian
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/dɪˈvoʊniən/
the geological period of the Paleozoic Era between the Silurian and Carboniferous periods, about 419 to 359 million years ago
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martyrology
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/ˌmɑːr.təˈrɑː.lə.dʒi/
a calendar, register, or book listing martyrs and saints, often arranged by feast day
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half-hour
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/ˈhæˌfaʊɝ/
The time of thirty minutes past any particular hour.
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longsword
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/ˈlɔŋsɔɹd/
Any type of sword that is comparatively long; depending on context, applied to swords of the Bronze Age, Migration period, Viking Age and Renaissance era.
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jiff
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/dʒɪf/
a very short period of time; a moment
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nones
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/noʊnz/
the ninth day before the ides in the Roman calendar; a midday canonical hour
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hebdomad
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/ˈhɛbdəˌmæd/
a group of seven, especially a period of seven days; a week
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yesteryear
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/ˈjɛstɚˌjɪr/
a time in the recent past; former years
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decennium
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/dɪˈsɛniəm/
a period of ten years; a decade
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doomsday
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/ˈdumzdeɪ/
the day of the Last Judgment; a time of catastrophe
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eon
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/ˈiˌɑn/
an immeasurably long period of time; the largest division of geologic time
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morrow
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/ˈmɑroʊ/
the following day; the time after an event
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sec
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/sɛk/
a second of time (informal); of wine, dry
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sennight
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/ˈsɛnaɪt/
a period of seven nights; a week (archaic)
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sevennight
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/ˈsɛvənaɪt/
a period of seven nights; a week (archaic)
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teg
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/tɛɡ/
a sheep in its second year, or a young sheep before its first shearing
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