year
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1.0
- noun
- /jɪr/
- UK
- It's great to see you here at the second year of conversations at FAS.
- a first year
- the senior year
Examples
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The final project for the first year was the readers' theater stage set.
Academic text (2011) -
All the same, and before that year was out, they moved back to Key West.
Fiction book (1990) -
And then senior year was Into the Woods.
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So there was this one day in freshman year that I remember.
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Miss Kelly Smith, she was our freshman year English teacher.
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But yeah, guys, junior year of college, that's crazy.
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I mean, I didn't want to go to a new school my senior year.
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It was my first year on the bench.
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The graduating class of 2023 was the largest in the school's history, making it a memorable year for everyone involved.
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We often reminisce about our adventures during freshman year, especially the friendships we formed.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
A group of students taught together or who graduate in the same year
18
3.0
A group of students who finish their studies in the same year
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
121
5.0
The distance light travels in one year in space, about 9.46 trillion kilometers
- Specialized
77
3.9
A twelve-month period that governments or companies use for money and budgets, not always matching the calendar year
- Formal
6
8.2
The year in the Christian calendar used when writing dates like AD 1865
4
3.0
A period of twelve months that businesses or governments use to record money and pay taxes
2
5.3
A solemn Jewish festival that marks the start of the year with prayers and the blowing of a horn
1
5.1
A yearly cycle of seasons and special days that Christians observe, like Christmas and Easter
1
5.8
A yearly cycle of seasons and festivals in the Christian church that includes Advent and Easter
- Specialized
1
9.9
A very long period of about 25,800 years for Earth's axis to slowly turn once
- Formal
1
8.6
A special Catholic year when people can receive forgiveness and special blessings
- Jargon
1
3.4
A horse that is three years old and usually races only against others of the same age
- Archaic
1
9.5
A year counted since the birth of Jesus, used in formal or historical dates
1
9.6
A large noisy insect in North America that appears in big groups about every 17 years
- Specialized
1
5.8
The time the Earth takes to go once around the Sun from one spring equinox to the next
- Specialized
1
6.7
Time Earth takes to go around the Sun from one spring equinox to the next
1
1.4
The year that starts on January 1 and ends on December 31 in the Gregorian calendar
- Specialized
1
9.9
About 25,800 years when Earth's axis slowly turns and moves the seasons
- Specialized
1
8.6
The time Earth takes to go from one spring equinox to the next, about 365.24 days
- Specialized
1
8.3
A year with an extra day added to February to keep the dates matching the seasons
- Specialized
Time the Earth takes to go from one closest point to the Sun to the next closest point
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word year (from Old English ġēar, 'season' or 'cycle') became useful for people too: a school year is the group of students who share the same cycle of study. So calling people a 'year' links them to the same time cycle when they start or finish together.