a year and a day

noun

The period defined as the legal limit of time for an act or event, to ensure a full year by any method of reckoning.

Meanings

noun
  1. lawThe period defined as the legal limit of time for an act or event, to ensure a full year by any method of reckoning.
  2. idiomaticA long time.

    Synonyms: forever and a day

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA long time.

Translations

Norwegian Bokmål år og dag, år og dag
  • år og daglegal concept
  • år og daga long time
Swedish år och dag, natt och år
  • år och daglegal concept
  • natt och årlegal concept
  • år och daga long time
  • natt och åra long time
Welsh undydd a blwyddyn, undydd a blwyddyn
  • undydd a blwyddynlegal concept
  • undydd a blwyddyna long time
Cite this entry
APA

a year and a day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20year%20and%20a%20day

MLA

“a year and a day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20year%20and%20a%20day. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “a year and a day,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/a%20year%20and%20a%20day.

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