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year
noun
A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
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noun
A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
“She is 4 years old”
noun
A period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
“A school year”
noun
The period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
“A Martian year takes 687 of our days”
noun
A body of students who graduate together
“The class of '97”
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She is 4 years old
In the year 1920
A school year
A Martian year takes 687 of our days
The class of '97
She was in my year at Hoehandle High
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