light yearnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈlaɪt ˌjɪər/us/ˈlaɪt ˌjɪr/the distance that light travels in one year (about 9.5 million million kilometres)
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Years & yearly
- ad
- Anno Domini
- annual
- annually
- annus horribilis
- BCE
- bicentenary
- calendar year
- CE
- centenary
- date
- financial year
- fiscal year
- leap year
- New Year
- solar year
- year
- year end
- year's end
- yearly
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light years away