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great year

1

noun

Astronomy.
  1. Platonic year.



Great Year

2

great year

noun

  1. one complete cycle of the precession of the equinoxes; about 25 800 years

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of great year1

First recorded in 1905–10
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Their reality is that the Earth is collapsing, even as every surface is suddenly covered with confounding billboards and commercials thanking whoever some Chuck is for “39 great years.”

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Two major titles and a score to par of 51 under across the four championships made it "one of the great years ever", according to Crenshaw at the time.

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“I’m not going to forget the fact that we had such a great year,” Rice said.

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"My heart wants Preston to win but I also had two great years as a player at Villa as well," adds Grayson.

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At the time she said it had been a really great year in the space and more companies were looking to recruit specialists.

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