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year vs calendar year

calendar year vs year

year and calendar year both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
year Yes No No No
calendar year Yes No No No
As nouns, calendar year is a hyponym of year; that is, calendar year is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than year:
  • year: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
  • calendar year: the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar
year (noun) calendar year (noun)
a body of students who graduate together the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar
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 calendar year

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