NOUN
  • Definition - A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).
  • Example - we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago
  • Definition - (by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.
  • Example - Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years.
  • Definition - A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
  • Example - A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year.
  • Definition - A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
  • Example - During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus.
  • Definition - A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a".
  • Example - During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus.
  • Definition - A level or grade in school or college.
  • Example - Every second-year student must select an area of specialization.
  • Definition - The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year).
  • Example - Geneticists have created baker's yeast that can live to 800 in yeast years.
Words in your word
4 Letter Words
aery 7 eyra 7 yare 7 year 7
3 Letter Words
aye 6 ray 6 rya 6 rye 6 yar 6 yea 6 yer 6 are 3 ear 3 era 3
2 Letter Words
ay 5 ya 5 ye 5 ae 2 ar 2 er 2 re 2
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