What is the meaning of year?

noun

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