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off year
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noun
a year without a major, especially presidential, election.
a year marked by reduced or inferior production or activity in a particular field, as farming, business, or sports: With its wet, cold summer, this was an off year for grapes.
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Origin of off year
First recorded in 1870–75
OTHER WORDS FROM off year
off-year, adjectiveWords nearby off year
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