year (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 4 senses of the word *year*:
NOUN	time	year, twelvemonth, yr	a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
time	year	a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
time	year	the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
group	year, class	a body of students who graduate together

year > pronunciation
Sounds	yih'r
Rhymes	acyclovir ... zaire / Zaire: 93 rhymes with ihr...

English > *year*: 4 senses > noun 1, time
Meaning	A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days.
Examples	"she is 4 years old" "in the year 1920"
Synonyms	twelvemonth, yr
Part of	decade, decennary, decennium	A period of 10 years
Narrower	Holy Year	(Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)
	New Year	The calendar year just begun
	Y2K	The year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar
	annum	(Latin) year
	calendar year, civil year	The year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar
	church year, Christian year	The year in the ecclesiastical calendar
	common year, 365 days	A year that is not a leap year
	fiscal year, financial year	Any accounting period of 12 months
	leap year, intercalary year, 366 days, bissextile year	In the Gregorian calendar
	off year	A year in which no major political elections are held
	off year	A year in which productivity is low or inferior
	year of grace	Any year of the Christian era
Broader	time period, period of time, period	An amount of time
Spanish	año
Catalan	any
Adjectives	yearly	occurring or payable every year

English > *year*: 4 senses > noun 2, time
Meaning	A period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity.
Example	"a school year"
Narrower	school year, academic year	The period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying
Broader	time period, period of time, period	An amount of time
Spanish	año
Catalan	any

English > *year*: 4 senses > noun 3, time
Meaning	The period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun.
Example	"a Martian year takes 687 of our days"
Parts	month	A time unit of approximately 30 days
Parts	season, time of year	One of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions
Narrower	anomalistic year	Time of the earth's revolution from perihelion to perihelion again
	lunar year	A period of 12 lunar months
	sidereal year	The time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars
	solar year, tropical year, astronomical year, equinoctial year	The time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes
Broader	time period, period of time, period	An amount of time
Spanish	año, ano
Catalan	any

English > *year*: 4 senses > noun 4, group
Meaning	A body of students who graduate together.
Example	"she was in my year at Hoehandle High"
Synonym	class
Narrower	freshman class	The first class in college or high school
	graduating class	The body of students who graduate together this year
	junior class	Penultimate class in high school or college
	senior class	final / final grade or class in high school or college
	sophomore class	The second class in a four-year college or high school
Broader	gathering, assemblage	A group of persons together in one place
Spanish	promoción
Catalan	promoció

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