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year vs common year

common year vs year

year and common year both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
year Yes No No No
common year Yes No No No
As nouns, common year is a hyponym of year; that is, common year is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than year:
  • year: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
  • common year: a year that is not a leap year
year (noun) common year (noun)
a body of students who graduate together a year that is not a leap 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 common year

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