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year vs intercalary year

intercalary year vs year

year and intercalary year both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
year Yes No No No
intercalary year Yes No No No
As nouns, intercalary year is a hyponym of year; that is, intercalary year is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than year:
  • year: a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
  • intercalary year: a calendar year with an extra day added in February
year (noun) intercalary year (noun)
a body of students who graduate together a calendar year with an extra day added in February
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 intercalary year

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