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twelvemonth

DEFINITIONS OF: twelvemonth

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n a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

Synonyms:
year, yr
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Christian year, church year
the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons
Holy Year
(Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)
New Year
the calendar year just begun
365 days, common year
a year that is not a leap year
366 days, bissextile year, intercalary year, leap year
in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years divisible by 400
off year
a year in which no major political elections are held
off year
a year in which productivity is low or inferior
calendar year, civil year
the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar
financial year, fiscal year
any accounting period of 12 months
annum
(Latin) year
year of grace
any year of the Christian era
Y2K
the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar
date
the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred
Type of:
period, period of time, time period
an amount of time
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