year

noun

The period of time during which Earth completes a single revolution around the sun, consisting of 365 days, 5 hours, 49 minutes, and 12 seconds of mean solar time. In the Gregorian calendar the year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31 and is divided into 12 months, 52 weeks, and 365 or 366 days.

noun

A period approximately equal to a year in other calendars.

noun

A period of approximately the duration of a calendar year.

noun

A sidereal year.

noun

A solar year.

noun

A period equal to the calendar year but beginning on a different date.

noun

A specific period of time, usually shorter than 12 months, devoted to a special activity.

noun

Age, especially old age.

noun

An indefinitely long period of time.