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Years

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

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 "Years"

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."

noun

1
A very long time.
"It took years for the bus to come."

🔄 Synonyms of "Years"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
long timenoun	(Thailand, Indonesia, prostitution) A meeting with a sex worker that usually lasts the entire night.
daysnoun	During the day.
agenoun	(countable) The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)
old agenoun	The latter part of life, when one is an older adult; especially, the years from age 65 onward.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Years"

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Word	Definition
daysnoun	A particular time or period of vague extent.
agenoun	(countable) The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)
old agenoun	The latter part of life, when one is an older adult; especially, the years from age 65 onward.
long timenoun	(Thailand, Indonesia, prostitution) A meeting with a sex worker that usually lasts the entire night.
agesnoun	(hyperbolic) A long time.
agonoun	Initialism of Attorney General's Office.
later	Afterward in time (used with than when comparing with another time).
generalnoun	(military) The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces.
overnoun	(cricket) A set of six legal balls bowled.
periodnoun	(now chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) The punctuation mark “.” (indicating the ending of a sentence or marking an abbreviation).
earlynoun	(informal) A shift (scheduled work period) that takes place early in the day.
gradenoun	(chiefly Canada, US, Philippines) Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
foreseeable	able to be foreseen or anticipated
onwards	Onward.
oldnoun	(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
agednoun	Old.
anniversarynoun	A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
birthdaynoun	The anniversary of the day on which someone is born.
exercisesnoun	A ceremony or assembly: opening exercises; graduation exercises.
financialsnoun	(accounting, business) Financial statements.