Year

Pronunciation: /ˈjɪr/

Year (noun)

  1. A period of 12 months, starting from January and ending in December.
  2. A unit to measure how old someone or something is.
  3. A period of study in school or university, usually lasting 9-10 months.

Examples

  • The project will take a year to complete.
  • A year has passed since we last met.

Common collocations: calendar year, fiscal year, leap year, years of age, in his thirties

Synonyms of Year

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