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year

  • noun
  • yîr

A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.

Example

“we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago”

Other meanings

  1. The time taken for the Earth to return to the same position along the ecliptic, completing a full cycle of seasons; a tropical year or solar year.

  2. The time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal year.

Example sentences

  • “The conference is to be held next year.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “I have to wait a whole year.”

    Tatoeba · Miktsoanit · CC0

  • “Will the economy grow faster next year?”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

Word history

From Old English "ġēar".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “year” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.