Time
Hours, dates, seasons, frequency, and the words for when things happen.
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secondment
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/sɪˈkɑndmənt/
the temporary transfer of an employee to another post or organization
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senile
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/ˈsinaɪl/
showing the mental decline associated with old age
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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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solidus
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/ˈsɑlɪdəs/
a slash mark (/); also an ancient Roman gold coin
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soothsayer
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/ˈsuθseɪər/
a person who predicts the future; a seer
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springtime
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/ˈsprɪŋˌtaɪm/
the season of spring
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sunup
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/ˈsʌnʌp/
the time in the morning when the sun appears; sunrise
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syncope
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/ˈsɪŋkəpi/
a temporary loss of consciousness from low blood flow; also the omission of a syllable
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tardy
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/ˈtɑrdi/
delayed beyond the expected or proper time; late
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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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thenceforth
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/ˌðɛnsˈfɔrθ/
from that time onward
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therewhile
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/ˈðɛrˌwaɪl/
archaic term meaning during that time or meanwhile
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timelessly
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/ˈtaɪmləsli/
in a manner unaffected by the passage of time
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trimester
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/traɪˈmɛstɚ/
a period of three months, especially of a pregnancy or academic term
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twelvemonth
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/ˈtwɛlvmʌnθ/
an archaic term for a period of one year
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uncontemporary
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/ˌʌnkənˈtɛmpərɛri/
not modern or current; out of keeping with the present time
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undern
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/ˈʌndɚn/
an archaic term for the forenoon or, later, the afternoon meal-time
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untimeliness
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/ʌnˈtaɪmlinəs/
the quality of occurring at an inappropriate or inopportune time
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visionary
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/ˈvɪʒəˌnɛri/
thinking about the future with imagination or wisdom; a person who does so
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yearday
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/ˈjɪr.deɪ/
an anniversary, especially of a death; a commemoration day
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time-order
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/ˈtaɪmˌɔrdər/
the ordering of events by temporal sequence
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nowhen
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/ˈnoʊ.wen/
at no time or at no point in time
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inopportunity
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/ˌɪnˌɑpɚˈtuːnəti/
the quality of occurring at an unsuitable, inconvenient, or untimely moment
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outstart
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/ˈaʊtˌstɑːrt/
rare: the beginning or outset
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coinstantaneous
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/ˌkoʊˌɪnstənˈteɪniəs/
occurring at exactly the same instant as something else; simultaneous
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