- GMT
- abbr. Greenwich mean time.
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nounthe local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere• Syn: ↑Greenwich Mean Time, ↑Greenwich Time, ↑universal time, ↑UT, ↑UT1• Hypernyms: ↑time• Hyponyms: ↑coordinated universal time, ↑UTC* * *
abbreviationGreenwich mean time* * *
Greenwich Mean Time.Also, G.M.T.* * *
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Greenwich Mean Time: the time at Greenwich, in England, used as an international standardThesaurus: international time zoneshyponym* * *
Greenwich Mean Time.* * *
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the abbreviation for ‘Greenwich Mean Time’ (the time at Greenwich in England on the line of 0° ↑longitude, used for calculating time everywhere in the world; also called Universal Time)Culture:GMT is the official time in Britain from October to March. Different time zones in other parts of the world are usually described with reference to GMT:•
New York is five hours behind GMT so it’s early morning there nowSee also ↑Royal Observatory.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.