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year
[yeer]
noun
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 calendar year, or civil year.
a period of approximately the same length in other calendars.
a space of 12 calendar months calculated from any point.
This should have been finished a year ago.
Astronomy.
Also called lunar year.a division of time equal to 12 lunar months.
the time in which any planet completes a revolution round the sun.
the Martian year.
a full round of the seasons.
a period out of every 12 months, devoted to a certain pursuit, activity, or the like.
the academic year.
years,
a group of students entering school or college, graduating, or expecting to graduate in the same year; class.
year
/ ɪə /
noun
Also called: civil year.the period of time, the calendar year , containing 365 days or in a leap year 366 days. It is based on the Gregorian calendar, being divided into 12 calendar months, and is reckoned from January 1 to December 31
a period of twelve months from any specified date, such as one based on the four seasons
a specific period of time, usually occupying a definite part or parts of a twelve-month period, used for some particular activity
a school year
Also called: astronomical year. tropical year.the period of time, the solar year , during which the earth makes one revolution around the sun, measured between two successive vernal equinoxes: equal to 365.24219 days
the period of time, the sidereal year , during which the earth makes one revolution around the sun, measured between two successive conjunctions of a particular distant star: equal to 365.25636 days
the period of time, the lunar year , containing 12 lunar months and equal to 354.3671 days
the period of time taken by a specified planet to complete one revolution around the sun
the Martian year
(plural) age, esp old age
a man of his years should be more careful
(plural) time
in years to come
a group of pupils or students, who are taught or study together, divided into classes at school
they are the best year we've ever had for history
informalas long ago as can be remembered
English law a period fixed by law to ensure the completion of a full year. It is applied for certain purposes, such as to determine the time within which wrecks must be claimed
regularly or monotonously, over a long period
Usage
Other Word Forms
- multiyear adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of year1
Word History and Origins
Origin of year1
Idioms and Phrases
year in and year out, regularly through the years; continually: Also year in, year out.
Year in and year out they went to Florida for the winter.
a year and a day, a period specified as the limit of time in various legal matters, as in determining a right or a liability, to allow for a full year by any way of counting.
from the year one, for a very long time; as long as anyone remembers.
He's been with the company from the year one.
Example Sentences
"All of those military lessons we have learned, we have tried to make them routine in our civilian practices," explained trauma specialist Dr Justine Lee, who served in the Army for 18 years.
Rugby league legend Sir Billy Boston should have been knighted years ago when he could have still fully appreciated its significance, his son has said.
Meanwhile, the UK government said it was building a "clear evidence base to inform future action", with an updated animal welfare strategy due to be published later this year.
Last year's Father's Day photo was taken by Catherine.
His agency has been the core focus of the Israeli government's attempts to sever the relationship between the UN and Gaza's population, and it was this year banned from operating in Israel.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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