calendar year

noun

: the period of time from January 1 to December 31

Full Definition of CALENDAR YEAR

: a period of a year beginning and ending with the dates that are conventionally accepted as marking the beginning and end of a numbered year

: a period of time equal in length to that of the year in the calendar conventionally in use

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circa 1909

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