common year
noun
an ordinary year of 365 days; a year having no intercalary period.
Origin of common year
1First recorded in 1905–10
- Compare leap year.
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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 ForbesThis is really the point which determines the common year, or year of the seasons.
Time and Its Measurement | James ArthurThe 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
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