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decimal time

decimal time noun: a system of timekeeping in which time is decimalized.

Noun

decimal time (uncountable)

  1. A system of timekeeping in which time is decimalized.
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Questions about decimal time

What does decimal time mean?
Decimal time means a system of timekeeping in which time is decimalized.
What part of speech is decimal time?
Decimal time is a noun.

Words near decimal time in the dictionary

  1. decimal point
  2. decimal points
  3. decimal reduction time
  4. decimal reduction times
  5. decimal system
  6. decimal time
  7. decimaled
  8. decimalic
  9. decimaling
  10. decimalisation
  11. decimalisations

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