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Meaning of Year
A period of 365 days, or 366 days in a leap year, used as a unit of time.
Etymology of Year
The word "year" comes from Old English "gear", which is derived from the Proto-Germanic word "jēran", and is related to the Proto-Indo-European root "yer-", which carried a sense of "to go, to turn".
The word has been used in the English language since the 9th century to refer to a period of 365 days, with its meaning and usage evolving over time to include various senses and connotations.
Synonyms
Definitions
- A period of 365 days, or 366 days in a leap year, used as a unit of time, reckoned from one fixed point to the same point in the next cycle of the sun's orbit.
- A period of 12 months, from January to December, used as a standard unit of time for financial, administrative, and other purposes.
- A stage or period in a person's life or in the development of something.
Usage Examples
- The company will be launching a new product next year.
- The year 2020 was marked by significant global events.
- She has been working on her thesis for a year now.
- The new policy will be implemented over a period of several years.
- The team has been training for a year to prepare for the championship.
Antonyms
moment
instant
second
minute
hour
day
instantaneity
briefness
shortness
transience
fleetingness
impermanence
temporariness
ephemerality
brevity
suddenness
abruptness
brief period
short time
short span
instant
flash
twinkling
trice
wink
split second