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gap years

gap years is the plural of gap year.

Meaning of gap year

Noun

gap year (plural gap years)

  1. (idiomatic) A yearlong break from study taken by some students on leaving school before starting university, often spent gaining work experience or travelling.
    • By 2015, she had already earned a bachelor’s degree in medicine and decided to take a gap year before enrolling in her master’s program.2026 August 13, Nicholas Muhoro, “Dutch Medical Student Sophia Koetsier Vanished in Uganda in 2015. An Unknown Man’s DNA Was Later Found on Her Clothing”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original...

Questions about gap years

What is gap years the plural of?
Gap years is the plural of gap year.

Words near gap years in the dictionary

  1. gap wedge
  2. gap wedges
  3. gap yah
  4. gap yahs
  5. gap year
  6. gap years
  7. GAP-43
  8. gap-fill
  9. gap-fills
  10. gap-lapper
  11. gap-lappers

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