civil year

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civil year

The length of the year as reckoned for ordinary purposes. Any civil year must contain an exact number of days, which in the Gregorian calendar usually amounts to 365 but is equal to 366 in leap years.

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civil year

[¦si·vəl ¦yir]

(astronomy)

calendar year

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