English

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Etymology
Old English gear#Old English|ġ�ar.

Pronunciation
(RP) IPA|/ji�/, /j��/, SAMPA|/ji@/, /j3:/
(US) AHD|yîr, IPA|/jiɹ/, SAMPA|/jir/
audio|en-us-year.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�(r)|-ɪ�(r)

Noun
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en-noun

1. 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.

1. context|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.

1. 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.

1. 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.

1. sciences A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a".
2. 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.

Synonyms
(one revolution of the Sun by the Earth): twelvemonth
(time to make one revolution by any body): anomalistic year, Gaussian year, sidereal year, tropical year
(period between set dates): calendar year, civil year, legal year

Derived terms
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calendar year
civil year
dog year
donkey's years
fiscal year
gap year
in the year of our Lord
in the year of our Lord Jesus Christ
mid3
last year
leap year
legal year
next year
sidereal year
the year dot
yearbook
year by year
mid3
year-end
year-long
year of our Lord
year of our Lord Jesus Christ
-year-old
year-round
yearling
yearly
yesteryear
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Latin: t+|la|annus|m
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Latvian: t-|lv|gads|m|xs=Latvian
Lithuanian: t+|lt|metai|p|xs=Lithuanian
Livonian: �igast
trreq|Lower Sorbian
Macedonian: година (godina) f, ле�о (leto) n
Malayalam: ��ല�ല� (kollam), വര��ഷ� (varsham)
Maltese: t-|mt|sena|f|xs=Maltese
Marathi: वर�ष (varsha)
Mongolian: жил (žil)
Nahuatl: xihuitl
Norwegian: t+|no|Ã¥r|n
Old English: t-|ang|gear|altġ�ar|xsOld English
Persian: t+|fa|سا�|trs�l|scFAchar|xs=Persian
Polish: t+|pl|rok|m
Portuguese: t+|pt|ano|m
Romanian: t-|ro|an|m
Russian: год (god) m, ле� (let) {gen. pl.}
Sanskrit: वर�षम� (varsham)
Sardinian (Campidanese): annu
Scottish Gaelic: bliadhna
Serbian: година (godina) f, ле�о (leto) n
Sicilian: annu#Sicilian|annu m
Slovak: t-|sk|rok|m
Slovene: t+|sl|leto|n
Spanish: t+|es|año|m
Swahili: t-|sw|mwaka|xs=Swahili
Swedish: t+|sv|Ã¥r
Tamil: வர��ம�\வஷம� (varuDam/vaSham)
Telugu: స�వత�సరమ� (samvatsaramu)
Thai: THchar|อายุ (aa-yóo)
Tibetan: IPAchar|ལོ� (lo)
Turkish: t+|tr|yıl, t+|tr|sene
Ukrainian: ��к (rik) m
trreq|Upper Sorbian
Urdu: t-|ur|سا�|m|trs�l|scURchar|xs=Urdu
Vietnamese: t+|vi|n�m|xs=Vietnamese
Volapük: t+|vo|yel|xs=Volapük
Võro: aastak
Warlpiri: wanta
Welsh: t-|cy|blwyddyn|xs=Welsh
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Maltese: t-|mt|sena|xs=Maltese
Russian: t+|ru|год|m|trgod|scCyrl
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Maltese: t-|mt|sena|xs=Maltese
Russian: t+|ru|год|m|trgod|scCyrl
Telugu: స�వత�సరమ� (samvatsaramu), �డాది (eDaadi)
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Russian: t+|ru|год|m|trgod|scCyrl
Telugu: స�వత�సరమ� (samvatsaramu)
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Russian: t+|ru|год|m|trgod|scCyrl
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Maltese: t-|mt|sena|xs=Maltese
Russian: кла�� (klass) m at school, к��� (kurs) m at college or university
Spanish: t+|es|año|m, t-|es|grado|m
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See also
century
day
decade
millennium
month

Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Time

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