civil year

English Thesaurus

1. the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar (noun.time)

hypernym	:	twelvemonth, year, yr,
definition	:	a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days (noun.time)

hyponym	:	date,
definition	:	the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred (noun.time)