transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyir ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English yere, from Old English gēar; akin to Old High German jār year, Greek hōros year, hōra season, hour
Date: before 12th century
1.
a. : the period of about 365 1 / 4 solar days required for one revolution of the earth around the sun
b. : the time required for the apparent sun to return to an arbitrary fixed or moving reference point in the sky
c. : the time in which a planet completes a revolution about the sun
two Mercury year s
2.
a. : a cycle in the Gregorian calendar of 365 or 366 days divided into 12 months beginning with January and ending with December
b. : a period of time equal to one year of the Gregorian calendar but beginning at a different time
3. : a calendar year specified usually by a number
died in the year 1900
4. plural : a time or era having a special significance
their glory year s
5.
a. : 12 months that constitute a measure of age or duration
her 21st year
— often used in combination
a year -old child
b. plural : age
wise beyond her year s
also : the final stage of the normal life span
6. : a period of time (as the usually 9-month period in which a school is in session) other than a calendar year