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Meaning
Noun
●
In Time:
A
solar year
, the time it
takes
the Earth to
complete
one
revolution
of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26
days
depending on
the point of reference).
●
The time it
takes for
any
astronomical
object
(such as a
planet
,
dwarf planet
, small Solar System body, or
comet
) in
direct
orbit
around
a star
(such as the Sun) to
make one
revolution
around the
star
.
●
A
period
between set
dates
that
mark
a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian
calendar
, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish
calendar
, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic
calendar
.
●
A
scheduled
part of a
calendar year
spent
in a specific activity.
●
In Sciences:
A Julian year,
exactly
365.25
days
,
represented
by "a".
●
A level or
grade
in school or college.
●
The
proportion
of a creature's
lifespan
equivalent
to one year of an
average
human
lifespan
(
see also
dog
year).
●
Pronunciation
spelling
of here.
●
Pronunciation
spelling
of hear.
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Origin
year
English
yeer
Middle English (1100-1500)
gear
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Sun
Twelvemonth
Annum
Orb
Year
Yeah
Yeare
Yeer
Yeere
Yere
Yur
Solar Year
Equinoctial Year
Anomalistic Year
Galactic Year
Lunar Year
Sidereal Year
Tropical Year
Calendar Year
Civil Year
Accounting Year
Base Year
Dog Year
Financial Year
Fiscal Year
School Year
Tax Year
Quality-Adjusted Life Year
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January
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Weekend
Event
Winter
Hour
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Rhymes
Cur
Fir
Per
Grr
Pho
Fur
Weir
Beer
Dear
Birr
Veer
Gear
Muir
Terr
Slur
Yere
Jeer
Stur
Smur
Bier
Year
Near
Leer
Inter
Blear
Smear
Clear
Whirr
Steer
Defer
Deter
Nears
Incur
Gouger
Endear
Sphere
Unclear
Schmear
Reinter
Tangier
Disprefer
Bandoleer
Racketeer
Interfere
Litterateur
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