year

Meanings

• noun

  A period of 365 or 366 days, starting on January 1 and ending on December 31. It is a unit of measurement for time, used with calendars and counting the age of a person, object, or group.

  - "Next year, we will celebrate our anniversary."
  - "In 2020, the pandemic began."
  - "The company was founded in the year 2000."

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Pronunciation

1. /jɪə/
   
   
   
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2. /jɪɹ/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

twelvemonth , calendar year , civil year , legal year , fiscal year , liturgical year , school year , Gaussian year , anomalistic year , sidereal year , tropical year

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with year
ear , cheer , fear , tear , leer , near , dear , clear

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Variants

List of all variants of year that leads to same result
year , years , year-end , year-ends , year of grace , year-round , year-rounder , year-rounders , academic year , academic years , calendar year , calendar years , common year , common years , dollar-a-year , first year , first years , first-year , first-years

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Etymology

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From Old English 'gear', meaning 'age'.

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Trivia

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1. The Mayan calendar had a longer year of 365 days, with an additional 52-day 'emblem glyph' at the end of each cycle.

2. The longest year on record was 1972, with 366 days in common years and 365 days in leap years due to a leap year being skipped in the 20th century.

3. The concept of a year is based on the Earth's orbit around the Sun, which takes approximately 365.25 days.

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Related Concepts

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1. calendar year: A period of 12 months starting on January 1, used for planning and organizing events and activities.

2. leap year: A year that has 366 days instead of 365, due to an extra day in February to keep the calendar in sync with the solar year.

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Culture

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The year is a significant unit of time in various cultures and religions. For example, in the Chinese lunisolar calendar, the year is based on the cycle of the moon. In many Western cultures, the New Year is celebrated on January 1 with various traditions and festivities.

How to Memorize "year"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a calendar with the months and days filled in, representing a year.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the number of days in a year with a memorable number, such as 365.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use a mnemonic like 'Every Year Has 365 Days Except Leap Years Have 366' to remember the number of days in a year.

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