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Year

/jɪə/

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

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📖 Definitions of "Year"

noun

1
A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).
"we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago"
2
(by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.
"Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years."
3
A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
"A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year."
4
A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
"During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus."

🔄 Synonyms of "Year"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
classnoun	(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
twelvemonthnoun	(dated) A year.
yrnoun	A letter of the Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet, ᚣ, representing the vowel sounds /y/ and /yː/ in Old English.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Year"

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Word	Definition
twelvemonthnoun	(dated) A year.
yrnoun	A letter of the Anglo-Saxon runic alphabet, ᚣ, representing the vowel sounds /y/ and /yː/ in Old English.
classnoun	(countable) A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.
monthnoun	A period into which a year is divided, historically based on the phases of the moon.
annumnoun	Synonym of year.
summernoun	One of four seasons, traditionally the second, marked by the longest and typically hottest days of the year due to the inclination of the Earth and thermal lag. Typically regarded as spanning either the period between the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, or the months of June, July, and August in the Northern Hemisphere and the months of December, January and February in the Southern Hemisphere.
horizonnoun	The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
timenoun	(uncountable) The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events.
dragnoun	(physics, uncountable) Resistance of a fluid to something moving through it.
year-end	On or happening at the end of the year (e.g., late December).
seasonnoun	Each of the four divisions of a year: spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter
quarternoun	A fourth part of something.
onenoun	The digit or figure 1.
bienniumnoun	A period of two years, particularly for purposes involving intercalation or fiscal calculations.
annually	Once every year without fail, yearly
annualnoun	An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.
yearlynoun	Happening once every year.
clockworknoun	A mechanism powered by a coiled spring and regulated by some form of escapement; the power is transmitted through toothed gearwheels and used to drive a mechanical clock, toy, or other device.
ansnoun	A municipality in Liège province, Belgium.
currentnoun	(by extension, South Asia) electricity, power in general.