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ya (adverb) (not comparable)
In geology, paleontology, an abbreviation for "years ago": In archeological dating, dates are measured from 1950, the period when radiocarbon dating became a practical tool in the archeologists arsenal.

"Yr" stands for "years", and "ya" stands for "years ago".

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