Phrase guide

common year

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A year that is not a leap year; a 365-day year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: leap year

2

noun

Meaning 2

a year that is not a leap year

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: 365 days

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: year, twelvemonth, yr

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 平年 (píngnián) — year that is not a leap year
  • Czech: nepřestupný rok — year that is not a leap year
  • Finnish: normaalivuosi — year that is not a leap year
  • Finnish: ei-karkausvuosi — year that is not a leap year
  • Georgian: უნაკო წელიწადი (unaḳo c̣elic̣adi) — year that is not a leap year
  • Georgian: უნაკო წელი (unaḳo c̣eli) — year that is not a leap year
  • Georgian: არანაკიანი წელიწადი (aranaḳiani c̣elic̣adi) — year that is not a leap year
  • Georgian: არანაკიანი წელი (aranaḳiani c̣eli) — year that is not a leap year
  • Japanese: 平年 (heinen) — year that is not a leap year
  • Korean: 평년 (pyeongnyeon) — year that is not a leap year
  • Polish: rok nieprzestępny — year that is not a leap year
  • Romanian: an comun — year that is not a leap year