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    [Noun]  | "year" | \ ˈyir \


    1: the period of about 3651/4 solar days required for one revolution of the earth around the sun

    2: the time required for the apparent sun to return to an arbitrary fixed or moving reference point in the sky

    3: the time in which a planet completes a revolution about the sun

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English yere, from Old English gēar; akin to Old High German jār year, Greek hōros year, hōra season, hour;

    [Noun]  | "year-end" | \ ˈyir-ˈend \


    1: the end of usually the fiscal year

    Origin: 1872 ;

    [Noun]  | "academic year" 


    1: the annual period of sessions of an educational institution usually beginning in September and ending in June

    Origin: 1800 ;

    [Noun]  | "calendar year" 


    1: a period of a year beginning and ending with the dates that are conventionally accepted as marking the beginning and end of a numbered year

    2: a period of time equal in length to that of the year in the calendar conventionally in use

    Origin: 1689 ;

    [Noun]  | "common year" 


    1: a calendar year containing no intercalary period

    Origin: circa 1751 ;

    [Noun]  | "first-year" | \ ˈfərst-ˌyir \


    1: a student in the first year (as at a high school or college) : a first-year student

    Origin: 1986 ;

    [Adjective]  | "year-end" 


    1: made, occurring, or existing at the year-end

    Origin: 1899 ;

    [Adjective]  | "year-round" | \ ˈyir-ˈrau̇nd \


    1: occurring, effective, employed, staying, or operating for the full year : not seasonal

    Origin: 1924 ;

    [Adjective]  | "dol*lar-a-year" | \ ˈdä-lər-ə-ˈyir \


    1: compensated by a token salary usually for government service

    Origin: 1918 ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "year of grace" 


    1: a calendar year of the Christian era

    Origin: 14th century ;

    [Noun]  | "year" 


    1: as in generation, cycle;


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    [Noun]  | "year-rounder" 


    1: a usually longtime resident of a locality;


      * e.g., " ... year-rounders love the off-season, when the tourists are a bittersweet memory and once again they have the island all to themselves "



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    [Noun]  | "year-rounders" 


    1: a usually longtime resident of a locality;


      * e.g., " ... year-rounders love the off-season, when the tourists are a bittersweet memory and once again they have the island all to themselves "



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    [Noun]  | "light-year" 


    1: a huge physical or conceptual distance;


      * e.g., " ... my sister and I are close in age, but personality-wise, there are light-years between us "



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     [ "year" ]

    1: 12 months of complete Hell and fuckery

      * e.g.,  ... OMFG~last year was a complete & total Disaster!! 

     [ "year" ]

    1: a period of three hundered and sixty five dissapointments

      * e.g.,  ... mate, what did you do this year? 

     [ "year" ]

    1: A year is a long period time which consists of 365 days, or on leap years, 36

      * e.g.,  ... A: How long have you been working here? 

     [ "year" ]

    2: It can also be used to signify how much time in school or work you spent.

      * e.g.,  ... B: Oh, around 8 years. 

     [ "year" ]

    3: 100 years make a century.

     [ "Years and Years" ]

    1: A British/Australian electronica trio founded in London consisting of members Olly Alexander (Frontman singer voice of an angel), Emre Turkmen (Synth player) and Mikey Goldsworthy (Bassist).

      * e.g.,  ... Person one- Have you heard Years and Years' new song 'King'? Its amazing! 

     [ "Years and Years" ]

    2: Their music has been described as electropop, mixing R&B and '90s house elements, with Flying Lotus, Diplo, Radiohead and Jai Paul being their core influences. Each and every song is appealing in a different way and have I mentioned how incredible Olly Alexander's voice is? Its pretty incredible.

      * e.g.,  ... Person two- Yes! my favourite is 'Real'! I have it playing all the time! 

     [ "years" ]

    1:  Multiple numbers of years.

      * e.g.,  ... Man how the years pass by. 

     [ "years" ]

    2:  To talk about year in the past, and say that was years ago.

     [ "years" ]

    3:  The word year pruralized

     [ "Year" ]

    1: The average time the urban dictionary takes to publish a definition that has been submitted.

      * e.g.,  ... I submitted the definition of year a year ago. They published it today! I'm so happy!! 

     [ "Year" ]

    1: 12 months of absolute hell and fuckery

      * e.g.,  ... TV: -Ball drops- 

     [ "these years" ]

    1: it means "right now"

      * e.g.,  ... 'these is educated bitches these years' - snoop dogg 

     [ "Years" ]

    1: A description of an amount of time that has passed or amount of time something is taking. Usually used in an impatient tone.

      * e.g.,  ... 'The queue is YEARS long' - This queue is very long and I am getting irritated. 

     [ "Year" ]

    1: A period of 365 days

      * e.g.,  ... "That will take me a year" 

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