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Definition for: year

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English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
true friend herself #294: year dear high above

Etymology

Old English ġēar.

Pronunciation

  • ( RP ) IPA: /jiə/, /jɜː/ , SAMPA: /ji@/, /j3:/
  • ( US ) AHD: yîr , IPA: /jiɹ/ , SAMPA: /jir/
  • Rhymes: -ɪə(r)

Noun

year ( plural: years)

  1. ( time ) : The time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 to 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 planetary body to make one revolution around another body.
    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.
    A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year .
    I was born in the year 1950.
    This Chinese year is the year of the Rooster.
  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.
  5. ( science ) A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a".
  6. A level or grade in school or college.
    Every second- year student must select an area of specialization.
    The exams in year 12 at high school are the most difficult.

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Translations

time it takes for the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun
  • Albanian: vit m .
  • Amuzgo: chu
  • Arabic: عام (ʕām), أَعوام (’aʕwām) pl . , سَنة (sána), سَنَوات (sanawāt) pl .
  • Breton]: bloaz m . , bloazioù pl . , bloavezh m . , bloavezhioù pl .
  • Bosnian: godina f .
  • Catalan: any m .
  • Chinese: 年 (nián)
  • Croatian: godina f .
  • Czech: rok m .
  • Dutch: jaar n .
  • Esperanto: jaro
  • Estonian: aasta
  • Finnish: vuosi, trooppinen vuosi
  • French: an m . , ( period ) année f .
  • Frisian: jier
  • German: Jahr n .
  • Hebrew: שנה f . (shana)
  • Hindi: साल (sāl)
  • Hungarian: év
  • Icelandic: ár
  • Ido: yaro
  • Indonesian: tahun
  • Interlingua: anno
  • Irish: bliain
  • Italian: anno m .
  • Japanese: 年 (ねん, nen; とし, toshí)
  • Korean: 해 (hae), 살 (sal); 年: 년 (nyeon), 연 (yeon)
  • Kurdish: sal f .
  • Latin: annus m .
  • Latvian: gads m .
  • Lithuanian: metai pl .
  • Marathi: वर्ष (varsha)
  • Mongolian: жил (žil)
  • Nahuatl: xihuitl
  • Norwegian: år n .
  • Old English: ġēar
  • Persian: سال (sāl)
  • Polish: rok m .
  • Portuguese: ano m .
  • Romanian: an m .
  • Russian: год (god) m . , лет (let) {gen. pl.}
  • Sanskrit: वर्षम् (varsham)
  • Sardinian (Campidanese): annu
  • Scottish Gaelic: bliadhna
  • Slovak: rok m .
  • Slovene: leto n .
  • Spanish: año m .
  • Swahili: mwaka
  • Swedish: år
  • Telugu: సంవత్సరము (samvatsaramu)
  • Thai: อายุ (aa-yóo)
  • Tibetan: ལོ་ (lo)
  • Turkish: yıl, sene
  • Ukrainian: рік (rik)
  • Vietnamese: năm
  • Warlpiri: wanta
  • Welsh: blwyddyn
time it takes for any planetary body to make one revolution around another body
  • Dutch: jaar n .
  • Finnish: vuosi, kiertoaika
  • Russian: год (god) m .
a period between set dates that mark a year
  • Dutch: jaar n .
  • Finnish: vuosi, kalenterivuosi
  • Russian: год (god) m .
  • Telugu: సంవత్సరము (samvatsaramu), ఏడాది (eDaadi)
a scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity
  • Dutch: jaar n .
  • Russian: год (god) m .
  • Telugu: సంవత్సరము (samvatsaramu)
a Julian year
  • Dutch: jaar n .
  • Russian: год (god) m .
a level or grade at school or college
  • Dutch: jaar n .

See also

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