SOLAR YEAR

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes

Synonyms:

astronomical year; equinoctial year; solar year; tropical year

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("solar year" is a kind of...):

year (the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun)

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