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The Clue

Wine vintage (4 letter answer)

The Answer

YEAR

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Notes

The answer YEAR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 80 puzzles.

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1492, e.g.
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1984, e.g.
2001, e.g.
Calendar unit
Circle of the seasons
Class identification
Decade unit
Division of time
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Four seasons
Freshman or sophomore
Gregorian cycle
Information for an oenologist
Juniors, e.g.
Kind of book
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Newcomer in January
Oenologist's interest
Oenophile's concern
Part of I.G.Y.
Revolutionary period
Sentence division
Sentence unit
Time for a revolution
Time span
Time unit
Twelve months
Two semesters
Career division, in sports
Class-ring inscription
Fiscal or academic follower
Once around Sol
Once around the sun
Wine bottle datum
Word with book or long
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Definition

YEAR as a noun:

1. (year, twelvemonth, yr) = a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920"
2. a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"
3. the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun; "a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
4. (class, year) = a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High"