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off year

off year noun: an odd-numbered year in which a general election is held but no presidential election or midterm election takes place.

Noun

off year (plural off years)

  1. (US, attributive, often) An odd-numbered year in which a general election is held but no presidential election or midterm election takes place.

Forms of off year

pluraloff years

Questions about off year

What does off year mean?
Off year means an odd-numbered year in which a general election is held but no presidential election or midterm election takes place.
What part of speech is off year?
Off year is a noun.
What is the plural of off year?
The plural of off year is off years.

Words near off year in the dictionary

  1. off with someone's head
  2. off with the fairies
  3. off with their head
  4. off worlder
  5. off worlders
  6. off year
  7. off years
  8. off'n
  9. off-
  10. off-air
  11. off-and-on

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