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year zero
noun
- the beginning (1975) of the period during which Cambodia was under the control of the Khmer Rouge
- the beginning of revolutionary change
- the beginning of any new system or regime
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Word History and Origins
Origin of year zero1
C20: by analogy with Year One of the French Revolutionary calendar
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