Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

year zero

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.61 in modern English

Syllables: year ze-ro
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a non-existing (but often assumed) year in between 1 BCE/BC and 1 CE/AD

Uncountable

noun

the beginning of the Common Era/Christian Era

Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does year zero mean?: a non-existing (but often assumed) year in between 1 BCE/BC and 1 CE/AD

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