light-year
light–year
nounDefinition of LIGHT-YEAR
a huge physical or conceptual distance <my sister and I are close in age, but personality-wise, there are light-years between us>
Synonyms light-year, world
Near Antonyms hop, skip, and jump, shouting distance, stone's throw, striking distance; hair, hairbreadth (or hairsbreadth), inch
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