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Common
noun
•
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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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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Lineage
year
English
yeer
Middle English (1100-1500)
gear
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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