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Meaning of year zero | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. a non-existing (but often assumed) year in between 1 BCE/BC and 1 CE/AD
    literally, uncountable
  2. the beginning of the Common Era/Christian Era
    broadly, uncountable

Examples

“The new millennium only began in 2001 because there is no year zero!”
“What was life in Rome like⟳ around the year zero?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

year-bird year-book Year-end Year-long year-old year-round school

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