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YEAR DOT
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
As long ago as anyone can remember
Example:
he has been a conductor since the year dot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("year dot" is a kind of...):
age; long time; years (a prolonged period of time)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)