Greenwich Time

noun

1. the time as measured on the prime meridian running through Greenwich, England: used in England and as a standard of calculation elsewhere.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Greenwich Time¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The media attention earned Belville the nickname the Greenwich Time Lady and she featured in publications including Tatler and the Evening News.

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"I didn't mean to shoot the second shot," Monahan testified according to the Greenwich Time newspaper.

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The Brunswick School was playing St. Luke’s in Greenwich in a junior varsity game when the incident occurred, according to Greenwich Time.

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Kordick, a Democrat, told the Greenwich Time he acted alone and didn’t understand why he wasn’t able to put up political signs.

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The Greenwich Time reports that the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed Monday that 24-year-old Valerie Reyes’ official cause of death was “homicidal asphyxia.”

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