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calendar year vs year

year vs calendar year

calendar year and year both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
calendar year Yes No No No
year Yes No No No
As nouns, year is a hypernym of calendar year; that is, year is a word with a broader meaning than calendar year:
  • calendar year: the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar
  • year: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
Other hypernyms of calendar year include twelvemonth, yr.
calendar year (noun) year (noun)
the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar 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 calendar year and year

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