YEAR
/jɪə/
7
Scrabble
6
WWF
Y(4) E(1) A(1) R(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/jɪə/
noun
- 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).“we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago”
- (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.“Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years.”
- 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.“A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year.”
- A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.“During this school year I have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus.”
- A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a".
Source: Wiktionary
