Year (n.) |
The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of 366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on account of the excess above 365 days (see Bissextile). |
Year (n.) |
The time in which any planet completes a revolution about the sun; as, the year of Jupiter or of Saturn. |
Year (n.) |
Age, or old age; as, a man in years. |
Year |
Orbital period of the Earth around the Sun |
Year |
Newspaper |
Year Synonyms |
Class |
Year Synonyms |
Yr, Twelvemonth |
Spanish Translation |
Year in Spanish is Año |
Tagalog Translation |
Year in Tagalog is Anyo |
Example Sentence (Quote) " (Quoting his three year old son on a James Blunt song) Daddy, turn it off, it's spoiling my brain"" - Bill Bailey |
Example Sentence (Quote) "17 year old Marty McFly got home early last night. 30 years early." - Back to the Future |
Example Sentence (Quote) " 4000 year history? Ha!" - The King of Fighters |
Example Sentence (Quote) "A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God." - Artificial intelligence |
Example Sentence (Quote) "Al Gore: [in the year 2012] That hundred dollars could have gotten me.. .one gallon of gas. [ominous music]" - Futurama: Bender's Big Score |