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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A level or grade in school or college.
  • A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar.
  • A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
  • by extension The time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body.
  • sciences A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a".
  • The time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

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