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| 1. n. 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 | |
| 2. n. (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 | |
| Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years. | |
| 3. n. 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 | |
| A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year. | |
| I was born in the year 1950. | |
| This Chinese year is the year of the Rooster. | |
| 4. n. 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. | |
| 5. n. (sciences) A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a". | |
| 6. n. A level or grade in school or college. | |
| Every second-year student must select an area of specialization. | |
| The exams in year 12 at high school are the most difficult. | |
| 7. n. The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year). | |
| Geneticists have created baker's yeast that can live to 800 in yeast years. | |
