common year

365-day span

A common year is a calendar year of 365 days, as opposed to a leap year with 366.

In the Gregorian calendar, common years lack the extra day in February.

Most years are common years: 2023 was a common year; 2024 is a leap year.

calendar

Gregorian

Named for a pope

January · March · April · May · June · July · August · September · October · November

non-leap

timekeeping

Measuring duration's passage

cyclical

annual

Occurring every year

periodicity · progression · seasons · equinox · solstice · midyear · semester · quarters · rhythm · pattern

Categories
  • years
  • Hebrew years
Opposites
calendar structure

common yearleap year

Calendar with added day

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