"light year" meaning in Anglais

See light year in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ˈlaɪt.jɪə\, \ˈlaɪt.jɪɹ\, \ˈlaɪt.jɪɹ\, \ˈlaɪt.jɪə\ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-light year.wav Forms: lightyear, light-year
  1. Année-lumière.
    Sense id: fr-light_year-en-noun-54ux~xMo Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Exemples en anglais à traduire, Lexique en anglais de l’astronomie Topics: astronomy
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