| NOUN | time | times | a more or less definite period of time now or previously present |
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| act | times, multiplication | an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division |
| Sounds | tay'mz | |
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| Rhymes | Maritimes ... sometimes: 4 rhymes with aymz... | |
| Meaning | A more or less definite period of time now or previously present. | |
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| Example | "it was a sign of the times" | |
| Narrower | Roman times | The time period during which Rome dominated Europe |
| modern times, present times, modern world, contemporary world | The circumstances and ideas of the present age | |
| Broader | time period, period of time, period | An amount of time |
| Spanish | período, tiempos | |
| Meaning | An arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed. | |
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| Example | "four times three equals twelve" | |
| Synonym | multiplication | |
| Broader | arithmetic operation | A mathematical operation involving numbers |
| Spanish | multiplicación, producto | |
| Catalan | multiplicació | |
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