Phrase guide

calendar year

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The length of time between the beginning and end of a year as marked on a calendar, such as from 0:00 January 1 to 24:00 December 31 in the Gregorian calendar.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: year

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noun

Meaning 2

the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: civil year

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: year, twelvemonth, yr

Narrower terms: date

History

Etymology

From calendar + year.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 歷年 /历年 (lìnián) — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Danish: kalenderår — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Finnish: kalenterivuosi — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • French: année civile — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Hungarian: naptári év — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Indonesian: tahun kalender — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Indonesian: tahun takwim — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Japanese: 暦年 (rekinen) — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Korean: 역년 (yeongnyeon) — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kalenderår — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kalenderår — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Romanian: an calendaristic — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Russian: календа́рный год (kalendárnyj god) — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Scottish Gaelic: bliadhna mìosachain — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Spanish: año natural — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Swedish: kalenderår — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Ukrainian: календарний рік (kalendarnyj rik) — time between 1st January and 31st December
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一整年 (yī zhěng nián) — time between corresponding dates in adjacent years
  • Danish: år — time between corresponding dates in adjacent years
  • Finnish: kalenterivuosi — time between corresponding dates in adjacent years
  • French: an — time between corresponding dates in adjacent years
  • Scottish Gaelic: bliadhna mìosachain — time between corresponding dates in adjacent years
  • Spanish: año natural — time between corresponding dates in adjacent years
  • Swedish: kalenderår — time between corresponding dates in adjacent years