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big years

big years is the plural of big year.

Meaning of big year

Noun

big year (plural big years)

  1. An informal competition among birdwatchers to determine who can see or hear the largest number of species of birds within a single calendar year and within a specific geographical area.
    • And so the record stood. Nobody seemed to be much concerned with it, unlike in Britain or the States where Big Years are hotly contested amongst twitchers.2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 21
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see big, year.

Questions about big years

What is big years the plural of?
Big years is the plural of big year.

Words near big years in the dictionary

  1. big word
  2. big words
  3. big wow
  4. Big Yahu
  5. big year
  6. big years
  7. big yikes
  8. big yus
  9. big, fat, hairy deal
  10. big, fat, hairy deals
  11. big-ass

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