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- [kal-uh n-der yeer]
- /ˈkæl ən dər yɪər/
- /ˈkæl.ɪn.dər jɪə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kal-uh n-der yeer]
- /ˈkæl ən dər yɪər/
Definitions of calendar year words
- countable noun calendar year A calendar year is a period of twelve months from January 1 to December 31. Calendar year is often used in business to compare with the financial year. 3
- noun calendar year the period of time from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 3
- noun calendar year A calendar year is a business year that goes from January 1 to December 31. 3
- noun calendar year a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year) Compare common year, leap year. 1
- noun calendar year a period of approximately the same length in other calendars. 1
- noun calendar year a space of 12 calendar months calculated from any point: This should have been finished a year ago. 1
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Origin of calendar year
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English yeer, Old English gēar; cognate with Dutch jaar, German Jahr, Old Norse ār, Gothic jēr, Greek hôros year, hṓrā season, part of a day, hour
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Parts of speech for Calendar year
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
calendar year popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
calendar year usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for calendar year
noun calendar year
- fiscal year — any yearly period without regard to the calendar year, at the end of which a firm, government, etc., determines its financial condition.
- cy — Cyprus (international car registration)
- civil year — calendar year
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