year > noun 1, timeMeaning | A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days. |
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Examples | "she is 4 years old"; "in the year 1920" |
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Synonyms | twelvemonth, yr |
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Part of | decade, decennary, decennium |
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Narrower | church year, Christian year; Holy Year; New Year; common year, 365 days; leap year, intercalary year, 366 days, bissextile year; off year; off year; calendar year, civil year; fiscal year, financial year; annum; year of grace; Y2K |
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Broader | time period, period of time, period |
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Adjectives | annual, yearly; biennial, biyearly; triennial; semiannual, biannual, biyearly |
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year > noun 3, timeMeaning | The period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun. |
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Examples | "a Martian year takes 687 of our days" |
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Parts | month; season, time of year |
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Narrower | anomalistic year; solar year, tropical year, astronomical year, equinoctial year; lunar year; sidereal year |
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Broader | time period, period of time, period |
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