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The following 6 entries include the term the year.
(all) round the year
idiom: throughout the entire year
in the year of our Lord
idiom—used before a year to say that it is after the birth of Jesus Christ
of the year
idiom—used to say that something or someone is the best of its kind in a specific year
since (the) year dot
idiom: for a very long time : since a time in the distant past
since (the) year one
idiom: for a very long time : since a time in the distant past
the understatement of the year
noun phrase—used of a statement that makes something seem much smaller, much less important, etc., than it really is
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