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year vs civil year

civil year vs year

year and civil year both are nouns.

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

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