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  • 31Paris Mean Time —    Greenwich Mean Time adapted to French chauvinism    It was an insult to French pride that the meridian was judged to have been centred on an observatory in England:     Even then [in 1911], they [the French] hesitated to refer directly to… …

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  • 32Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) — Former name for mean solar time of the longitude (0°) of the former Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England, or Greenwich meridian. GMT was used to avoid potentially confusing references to local time systems (zones). In accord with tradition,… …

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  • 33Greenwich mean time — noun Usage: often capitalized M&T Etymology: Greenwich, England Date: 1863 the mean solar time of the meridian of Greenwich used historically as the prime basis of standard time throughout the world called also Greenwich time compare Coordinated… …

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  • 34Greenwich (mean) time — or Greenwich time n. mean solar time of the meridian (0° longitude) at Greenwich, England: see also COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME, UNIVERSAL TIME * * * …

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  • 35The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases — The Tertiary Phase , Quandary Phase and Quintessential Phase are radio adaptations of the books Life, the Universe and Everything , So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish and Mostly Harmless recorded in 2003 and 2004 by Above the Title Productions… …

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  • 36Greenwich Mean Time — [ grɛnɪtʃ, grɪnɪdʒ] noun the mean solar time at the Greenwich meridian, adopted as the standard time in a zone that includes the British Isles. Origin Greenwich in London, former site of the Royal Observatory …

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  • 37The Sylvers — were a popular R B/soul and disco family group in the 1970s. The group hailed from Memphis, Tennessee.BeginningsPrior to becoming The Sylvers , the four eldest members (Olympia, Leon, Charmaine, and James) recorded as the Little Angels, appearing …

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  • 38The Simpsons (season 23) — The Simpsons Season 23 Country of origin United States Broadcast Original channel Fox Original run September 25, 2011 …

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  • 39The Omen series — The Omen film series was a popular horror film franchise created in the 1970s. The story was originally written by David Seltzer, who chose not to continue the series after the first novel. The second novel and screenplay were then written by… …

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  • 40Greenwich Mean Time — Green|wich Mean Time [ˌgrenıtʃ ˈmi:n taım, ˌgrı , nıdʒ ] n abbreviation GMT [U] the time as measured at Greenwich in London …

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