year

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /jiə/ or /jɜː/, SAMPA: /ji@/ or /j3:/
• (US) enPR: yîr, IPA ^(key): /jir/, SAMPA: /jir/

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Noun

Singular year

Plural years

1. A measure of the time taken for the earth to circle the sun - any 12 month period
   • There are 12 months in one year
   • There are 365 days in a year and 366 days in leap years.
2. The 12 month period between one January and the next. In the western world, years are numbered from the birth of Christ, starting at 1.

   Simple English Wiktionary was started in the year 2005.