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How to Pronounce year?

Correct pronunciation for the word "year" is [jˈi͡ə], [jˈi‍ə], [j_ˈiə].

Definition of year

  1. The period of time, determined by astronomical observations, in which the sun moves through the twelve signs of the ecliptic, or whole circle, and returns to the same point; the so-called tropical or solar year, which comprehends twelve calendar months, or 365 days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, and 49 7-10ths seconds; the time in which any planet completes a revolution; the great year, see Infra.
  2. Age or old age. The lunar year, the space of twelve lunar months. The bissextile, or leap-year, a year occurring every fourth year of 366 days, when February has 29 days, instead of 28. The Sabbatic year, among the Israelites, every seventh year, when their land was suffered to lie untilled. The great year, the time in which the fixed stars make a revolution.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

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What is the adjective for year?

The adjective form of the word "year" is "annual".

Usage over time for year:

This graph shows how "year" have occurred between 1800 and 2008 in a corpus of English books.

What is the plural form of year?

The plural of the "year" can be the "years".

What is the singular form of year?

The singular of the "year" can be the "year".

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