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year
- pronunciation:
- yir
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a unit of time equal to 365 days or, every fourth year, 366 days, reckoned in the Gregorian calendar from January through December; twelve months. (abbr.: yr.)
- similar words:
- twelvemonth
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| definition 2: |
See "astronomical year," "sidereal year."
- synonyms:
- astronomical year, sidereal year
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| definition 3: |
the time it takes any planet to complete one revolution around its sun.
- similar words:
- orbit, revolution
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| definition 4: |
about the length of one year.
We saw each other two years ago. |
| definition 5: |
a portion of the year that is recurrently set aside for something specific.
the fiscal year- synonyms:
- period, term
- similar words:
- cycle, session, space, span, spell
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| related words: |
age |
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