year
year Lexical Profile
year Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The time taken by the Earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, traditionally divided into 365 days (or 366 in a leap year).
"She travels to a new country at least once every year."
A period of twelve months used for a specific purpose, such as education, taxation, or financial accounting, beginning at any designated point.
"The university's academic year officially begins in September."
An indefinitely long period of time; often used in the plural to express that a great amount of time has passed.
"It feels like it has been years since we last saw each other."
• Rhymes for year
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'gēar', from Proto-Germanic 'jērą', deriving from Proto-Indo-European 'yēro-' meaning 'year' or 'season'.
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