Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Alternative letter-case form of Zulu time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, uncountable
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noun
Coordinated Universal Time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: Z time
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History
From the name for the letter Z in the ICAO spelling alphabet, a reference to the equivalent nautical time zone (GMT), which has been denoted by a Z since about 1950. See the list of military time zones.
