noun
1. a more or less definite period of time now or previously present (Freq. 12)
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it was a sign of the times
• Hypernyms: ↑time period, ↑period of time, ↑period
• Hyponyms: ↑modern times, ↑present times, ↑modern world, ↑contemporary world, ↑Roman times
2. an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed (Freq. 1)
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the multiplication of four by three gives twelve
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four times three equals twelve
• Syn: ↑multiplication
• Derivationally related forms: ↑multiply (for: ↑multiplication)
• Hypernyms: ↑arithmetic operation
Useful english dictionary. 2012.