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leap year vs year

year vs leap year

leap year and year both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leap year Yes No No No
year Yes No No No
As nouns, year is a hypernym of leap year; that is, year is a word with a broader meaning than leap year:
  • leap year: a calendar year with an extra day added in February
  • year: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
Other hypernyms of leap year include twelvemonth, yr.
leap year (noun) year (noun)
a calendar year with an extra day added in February 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 leap year and year

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