common year
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common year
n.
A calendar year having 365 days; a year without an intercalary period.
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com′mon year`
n.
an ordinary year of 365 days; a year having no intercalary period. Compare leap year.
[1905–10]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() twelvemonth, year, yr - a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920" |
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