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> 悠真「卒業まであと1年 **と** ちょっとって考えると、時の流れは早いものだね」

How should I understand the と in bold? I found a previous question here.

<https://hinative.com/ja/questions/14258749>

It says 1年ちょっと means "more than one year". Does 1年とちょっと mean the same? And why
is there a と? Isn’t ちょっと an adverb?
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Understanding 1年とちょっと
I don't see any difference between Xちょっと and Xとちょっと where X is some quantity.
It means _a little more than X_. E.g. 一年(と)ちょっと = a year + a month or so.
一万円(と)ちょっと = 10000 yen + around 1000 yen.

In dictionaries ちょっと is an adverb, but works as a noun in とちょっと. The
[following](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%B0%91%E3%81%97-541523) should be
relevant:

> 「少し」には、「少しの暇」「少しは理解できる」などのように名詞的な使い方もある。「ちょっと」は、ややくだけた言い方。
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