year
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- noun
- /jɪr/
- Many companies plan their budgets based on the fiscal year.
- an academic year
- a school year
- a fiscal year
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- I think she was pregnant her senior year and wasn't married.
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- OK, Number one year learning a new skill.
Examples
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Participants were also tracked during the second year in high school to monitor progress towards graduation.
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I believe Christmas is less commercial this year.
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Why are you doing this year what you did last year?
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And then read it once a year and see what happens.
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And we hope you have the best year ever.
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Yeah, it took about a year, but I came back.
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Dad says if I pass everything this year he'll get me a car, which is really good.
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We all know I deserved to win that year.
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Using protocols and careful analysis during the school year, teachers should periodically review projects for effectiveness.
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But most of all, put your hands together for this year's ABA Journal Blawg 100.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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The time of year when schools are open and have classes
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A twelve-month period that governments or companies use for money and budgets, not always matching the calendar year
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The period each year when schools or universities hold classes
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A period of twelve months that businesses or governments use to record money and pay taxes
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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The distance light travels in one year in space, about 9.46 trillion kilometers
- Specialized
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A twelve-month period that governments or companies use for money and budgets, not always matching the calendar year
- Formal
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The year in the Christian calendar used when writing dates like AD 1865
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A period of twelve months that businesses or governments use to record money and pay taxes
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A solemn Jewish festival that marks the start of the year with prayers and the blowing of a horn
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A yearly cycle of seasons and special days that Christians observe, like Christmas and Easter
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A yearly cycle of seasons and festivals in the Christian church that includes Advent and Easter
- Specialized
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A very long period of about 25,800 years for Earth's axis to slowly turn once
- Formal
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A special Catholic year when people can receive forgiveness and special blessings
- Jargon
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A horse that is three years old and usually races only against others of the same age
- Archaic
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A year counted since the birth of Jesus, used in formal or historical dates
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A large noisy insect in North America that appears in big groups about every 17 years
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The time the Earth takes to go once around the Sun from one spring equinox to the next
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Time Earth takes to go around the Sun from one spring equinox to the next
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The year that starts on January 1 and ends on December 31 in the Gregorian calendar
- Specialized
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About 25,800 years when Earth's axis slowly turns and moves the seasons
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The time Earth takes to go from one spring equinox to the next, about 365.24 days
- Specialized
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A year with an extra day added to February to keep the dates matching the seasons
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Time the Earth takes to go from one closest point to the Sun to the next closest point
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word year began as Old English ġēar meaning 'season' or 'cycle', a way to mark a full time of weather and events. That's why we use year for a school year or fiscal year—a single cycle used for study, budgets, or plans.