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Definitions for daylight-saving time

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

day′light-sav′ing(n.)

(or day′light-sav′ings ) time`

  1. the time observed when daylight saving is adopted in a community.

    Category: Horology

Origin of daylight-saving time:

1905–10

Princeton's WordNet

  1. daylight-saving time, daylight-savings time, daylight saving, daylight savings(noun)

    time during which clocks are set one hour ahead of local standard time; widely adopted during summer to provide extra daylight in the evenings

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