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Definition of daylight saving time noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

daylight saving time

noun

(also daylight savings time) (abbreviation DST) [uncountable]

the period during which in some countries the clocks are put forward one hour, so that it is light for an extra hour in the evening

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