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| year [ yeer ] |
noun (plural years) |
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1. twelve-month period from January 1: a period of 365 days (or 366 in a leap year), measured from January 1 to December 31
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2. twelve-month period from any date: a period of 365 or 366 days, measured exactly or approximately from any date
  The company's financial year ends on July 31.
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3. solar year: the time it takes Earth to orbit the Sun, approximately 365.25 days
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4. time of planet's orbit around Sun: the time taken for a planet to orbit the Sun once
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5. period of particular activity: the time occupied by a particular activity within a twelve-month period
academic year
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6. age band in school or college: a group of students, usually of approximately the same age, who start school or college at the same time and study together in one or more classes
in my year in college
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plural noun years |
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1. long time: a very long time
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informal
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It's years since I last saw him.
We haven't been back for years.
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2. age: age, especially advanced age
a man of his years
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3. time in general: time in the past, present, or future
in years to come
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4. particular period of time: a particular period of time, usually in the past
her early years
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| [ Old English gēar< Indo-European] |
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year in, year out in a regular or repeated way over a long period of time, especially when this is seen as monotonous (informal)
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