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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

measure, quantity, amount go
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify

fundamental quantity, fundamental measure go
one of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement

period, time period, period of time go
an amount of time

year, twelvemonth, yr
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

noun.time

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church year, Christian year go
the year in the ecclesiastical calendar
Holy Year go
(Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)
New Year go
the calendar year just begun
common year, 365 days go
a year that is not a leap year
leap year, intercalary year, 366 days, bissextile year go
in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years divisible by 400
off year go
a year in which no major political elections are held
off year go
a year in which productivity is low or inferior
calendar year, civil year go
the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar
fiscal year, financial year go
any accounting period of 12 months
annum go
(Latin) year
year of grace go
any year of the Christian era
Y2K go
the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar