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solar year vs year

year vs solar year

solar year and year both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
solar year Yes No No No
year Yes No No No
As nouns, year is a hypernym of solar year; that is, year is a word with a broader meaning than solar year:
  • solar year: the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes
  • year: the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
solar year (noun) year (noun)
the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes 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 solar year and year

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