year; twelvemonth; yr




a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

"she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"

Type of:
  • time period; period of time; period

Types:
  • church year; Christian year
  • Holy Year
  • New Year
  • common year; 365 days
  • leap year; intercalary year; 366 days; bissextile year
  • off year
  • off year
  • calendar year; civil year
  • fiscal year; financial year
  • annum
  • year of grace
  • Y2K


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