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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   standard time in the 6th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 90th meridian; used in the central United States wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The time zone in central North America corresponding to UTC minus six hours during standard time, and UTC minus five hours during daylight saving time.
2. 2
   The time zone in central Europe corresponding to UTC plus one hour.
3. 3
   The time zone in central Australia corresponding to UTC plus 9:30 hours.

Synonyms

All synonyms

central standard timecstslow timetime zone

Etymology

From Central + Time.