twelvemonth

twelve·month

T0434500 (twĕlv′mŭnth′)n. A year.

twelvemonth

(ˈtwɛlvˌmʌnθ) nchiefly Brit an archaic or dialect word for year

twelve•month

(ˈtwɛlvˌmʌnθ)

n. Chiefly Brit. a year. [before 1050]

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twelvemonth - a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"year, yrperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"Christian year, church year - the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasonsHoly Year - (Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)New Year - the calendar year just begun365 days, common year - a year that is not a leap year366 days, bissextile year, intercalary year, leap year - in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years divisible by 400off year - a year in which no major political elections are heldoff year - a year in which productivity is low or inferiorcalendar year, civil year - the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendarfinancial year, fiscal year - any accounting period of 12 monthsannum - (Latin) year; "per annum"decade, decennary, decennium - a period of 10 yearsyear of grace - any year of the Christian eraY2K - the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar

twelvemonth

nounA period of time of approximately 12 months, especially that period during which the earth completes a single revolution around the sun:year.

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