year
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(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" |
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Related Words: amount of time, anomalistic year, astronomical year, equinoctial year, lunar year, period, period of time, sidereal year, solar year, time period, tropical year |
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(noun) a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days; "she is 4 years old" |
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Synonyms: twelvemonth, yr |
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Related Words: 365 days, 366 days, Christian year, Holy Year, amount of time, bissextile year, calendar year, church year, civil year, common year, financial year, fiscal year, intercalary year, leap year, period, period of time, time period, year of grace |
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(noun) a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year" |
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Related Words: academic year, amount of time, period, period of time, school year, time period |
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(noun) a body of students who graduate together: "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High" |
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Synonyms: class |
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Related Words: assemblage, freshman class, gathering, graduating class, junior class, senior class, sophomore class |
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