common year

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noun
  1. an ordinary year of 365 days; a year having no intercalary period.

Origin of common year

1
First recorded in 1905–10

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How to use common year in a sentence

  • The common year of the Greeks originally had 360 days—twelve months of thirty days.

    History of Astronomy | George Forbes
  • This is really the point which determines the common year, or year of the seasons.

  • The common year begins and ends on the same day of the week; but leap year ends one day later than it began.

    Letters on Astronomy | Denison Olmsted