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times

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: times

1
n
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
2
n
an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: times
1

n a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

“it was a sign of the times
Types:
contemporary world, modern times, modern world, present times
the circumstances and ideas of the present age
Roman times
the time period during which Rome dominated Europe
Type of:
period, period of time, time period
an amount of time
2

n an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed

“four times three equals twelve”
Synonyms:
multiplication
Type of:
arithmetic operation
a mathematical operation involving numbers
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