I haven't seen you since the year 2014.(right or wrong sentence)

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ali7772016

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I haven't seen you since the year 2014.
Is it a correct sentence or should we omit (the year)?
 
I would omit "the year". There is no need to use it. Anyone familiar with and using the Julian calendar will immediately know you are talking about a year.
 
Sure I agree with you,but if it were said..would it be a mistake?
 
Sure. I agree with you (no comma here) but if it were said, would it be a mistake?

Note my corrections to your punctuation above.

No, it wouldn't be a mistake but it might well mark you out as a non-native.
 
It wouldn't be a grammatical mistake. It might be a social mistake if you are trying to impress your old friend with your progress in natural English speaking.
 
It wouldn't be a grammatical mistake.

And it wouldn't cause any comprehension problems. It's just not something that native speakers use most of the time.
 
I'd only say 'the year' if I thought there was any likelihood of my hearers/readers thinking I meant 8.14pm.
 
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