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: a unit of length in astronomy equal to the distance that light travels in one year in a vacuum or about 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers)
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: an extremely large measure of comparison (as of distance, time, or quality) <seems like light–years ago> <has light–years more talent> <two minutes and yet light–years away from the crowded village
— Suzanne Patterson>
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