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Discover LudwigThe term "common year" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to a calendar year that has 365 days, such as 2018. For example, "I'm looking forward to the New Year. 2018 will be a common year."
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common year
noun
A year that is not a leap year. A 365-day year.
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In order to analyze the costs on a unified basis, they are updated to a common year (2009), taking into account the yearly inflation rates.
The common year is counted as 365 days, while there are 366 days in a leap or bissextile year.
Each chapter of Yotsuba&! takes place on a specific, nearly sequential day of a common year starting on Wednesday.
Year 9 (IX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Year 1346 (MCCCXLVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Year 7 (VII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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And while rodent infestations used to be viewed as seasonal as the creatures seek shelter in the colder months, professionals say they are now becoming more common year-round.
The superintendent at the private complex, Trinity Senior Apartments, said crime had been more common years ago.
I wrote a book, The Common Years, based on that time, and everybody says it is my best.
A national survey has found that pesticides are common year-round in streams across the United States.
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