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year vs annum

annum vs year

year and annum both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
year Yes No No No
annum Yes No No No
As nouns, annum is a hyponym of year; that is, annum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than year:
  • year: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
  • annum: (Latin) year
year (noun) annum (noun)
a body of students who graduate together (Latin) 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
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 year and annum

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