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time

noun [U] (DRINKING)
 
 
/taɪm/

Definition

the particular point in the day at which people who are drinking in a bar in the UK have to finish their drinks and leave: "Time, please!" called the landlord. Is it time already?Drinking alcoholDays and times of day
(Definition of time noun (DRINKING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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