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Greenwich Mean Time , Greenwich mean time McCormick & Company, Inc. , mean1 / mēn/ • v. (past and past part. meant / ment/ ) [tr.] 1. intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (a particular thing or notion); signify: I do… DIRECT , di·rect / diˈrekt; dī-/ • adj. extending or moving from one place to another by the shortest way without changing direction or stopping: there was no… Term , term / tərm/ • n. 1. a word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, esp. in a particular kind of language or branch of study: the… Meaning , MEANING
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