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years

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

Meanings

noun
A period of 365 or 366 days, starting from January 1 and ending at December 31. It is also used to describe a longer period of time, such as a person's age.
- "The year 2022 started on a Tuesday."
- "My daughter is turning five next year."
- "The company reported record profits last year."

Pronunciation

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Synonyms

twelvemonth , calendar year , civil year , legal year , fiscal year , liturgical year , school year , Gaussian year , anomalistic year , sidereal year , tropical year , ages , donkey’s , donkey’s years , for ever , yonks

Rhymes

Words rhyming with years
years , appears , rehearses , appears , cheers , tears , leers , nears , ears , tears , gears

Homophones

Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

years (English) : A period of 365 or 366 days.
years (Spanish) : Age.
years (Scottish) : A measure of length, equal to three feet.

Variants

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year , years , years young , donkey's years , golden years , getting on in years , light-years ahead , light-years away , never in a billion years , never in a million years , never in a thousand years , never/not in a thousand/million/billion years , not in a billion years , not in a million years , not in a thousand years , of mature years , over the years

Forms

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years, the year, this year, next year, the past year, the coming year

Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'gear' meaning 'time' or 'season'.

Trivia

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There are approximately 31,536,000 seconds in a year.
The longest year on record was 366.25 days long, in 1752.
The ancient Egyptians used a lunar calendar, with 12 months of 29 or 30 days each, and an additional five 'epagomenal' days at the end of the year.

Related Concepts

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calendar year: A year as defined by a calendar, usually starting on January 1.
fiscal year: A 12-month period used for accounting and business purposes, which may not correspond to the calendar year.
leap year: A year with an extra day added to keep the calendar in sync with the solar year.

Culture

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In many cultures, the new year is celebrated with festivals and traditions, such as making resolutions, setting goals, and decorating homes with symbols of renewal and prosperity.

How to Memorize "years"

visualize

- Imagine a sun setting and rising, marking the passage of days, weeks, and months. Visualize a calendar with the months and days filled in.
associate

- Associate the number of years with a person's age or the number of rotations the Earth makes around the Sun.
mnemonics

- Use the mnemonic 'Every Good Boy Does Fine' to remember the order of the first five months of the year: January, February, March, April, May.

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