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Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995.

time

NOUN:	1. A particular time notable for its distinctive characteristics. Often used in plural: age, day, epoch, era, period. See TIME. 2. A rather short period: bit¹, space, spell³, while. See BIG. 3. The general point at which an event occurs: occasion. Idioms: point in time. See TIME. 4. A limited or specific period of time during which something happens, lasts, or extends: duration, span, stretch, term. See TIME. 5. A span designated for a given activity: period, season. See TIME. 6. A term of service, as in the military or in prison: hitch, stretch, tour. See TIME. 7. A limited, often assigned period of activity, duty, or opportunity: bout, go, hitch, inning (often used in plural), shift, spell³, stint, stretch, tour, trick, turn, watch. See TIME.
VERB:	1. To record the speed or duration of: clock. See REMEMBER, TIME. 2. To set the time for (an event or occasion): plan, schedule. See TIME.


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