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academic year vs year

year vs academic year

academic year and year both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
academic year Yes No No No
year Yes No No No
As nouns, year is a hypernym of academic year; that is, year is a word with a broader meaning than academic year:
  • academic year: the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying
  • year: a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
academic year (noun) year (noun)
the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying a body of students who graduate together
the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
Difference between academic year and year

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