YEAR ZERO Definition & Meaning

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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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of year zero¹

C20: by analogy with Year One of the French Revolutionary calendar

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"Punk rock was like year zero for us," picks up Bono.

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The students graduating from four-year colleges and universities this month began their studies, for the most part, in Pandemic Year Zero.

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He won an International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences award for his 1979 film “Year Zero: The Silent Death Of Cambodia,” which revealed the extent of the Khmer Rouge’s atrocities.

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He won an International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences award for his 1979 film “Year Zero: The Silent Death Of Cambodia,” which revealed the extent of the Khmer Rouge’s atrocities.

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Since the end of that 2009 season when the future looked so bright, there had been five losing seasons and, until this year, zero conference titles.

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