year

/jɪər/

/jɪə/

Other forms: years

Definitions of year

1. noun

   the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
   “a Martian year takes 687 of our days”

   types:

   anomalistic year

   time of the earth's revolution from perihelion to perihelion again; 365 days and 6 hr and 13 min and 53.1 sec

   astronomical year, equinoctial year, solar year, tropical year

   the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes

   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

   type of:

   period, period of time, time period

   an amount of time
2. noun

   a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
   “she is 4 years old”

   “in the year 1920”

   synonyms: twelvemonth, yr

   types:

   Christian year, church year

   the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons

   Holy Year

   (Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years)

   New Year

   the calendar year just begun

   365 days, common year

   a year that is not a leap year

   366 days, bissextile year, intercalary year, leap year

   in the Gregorian calendar, a year with 366 days that occurs every four years with February 29 being the extra day

   off year

   a year in which no major political elections are held

   off year

   a year in which productivity is low or inferior

   calendar year, civil year

   the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar

   financial year, fiscal year

   any accounting period of 12 months

   annum

   (Latin) year

   year of grace

   any year of the Christian era

   Y2K

   the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar

   date

   the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred

   type of:

   period, period of time, time period

   an amount of time
3. noun

   a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
   “a school year”

   types:

   academic year, school year

   the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying

   type of:

   period, period of time, time period

   an amount of time
4. noun

   a body of students who graduate together
   “she was in my year at Hoehandle High”

   synonyms: class

   types:

   graduating class

   the body of students who graduate together this year

   senior class

   final grade or class in high school or college

   junior class

   penultimate class in high school or college

   sophomore class

   the second class in a four-year college or high school

   freshman class

   the first class in college or high school

   type of:

   assemblage, gathering

   a group of persons together in one place