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▸ noun:  A period of time akin to the time taken for the Earth to undergo a full cycle of seasons.
▸ noun:  The time taken for the Earth to return to the same position along the ecliptic, completing a full cycle of seasons; a tropical year or solar year.
▸ noun:  The time taken for the Earth to orbit the Sun with respect to the fixed stars; a sidereal year.
▸ noun:  The length of twelve lunations; the time taken for any moon phase to happen twelve times; a lunar year.
▸ noun:  The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.
▸ noun:  The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year.
▸ noun:  (by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.
▸ noun:  A period between set dates that mark a year, such as from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
▸ noun:  A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
▸ noun:  A level or grade in school or college.
▸ noun:  The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year).
▸ noun:  Pronunciation spelling of here. [(abstract) This place; this location.]
▸ noun:  Pronunciation spelling of hear.

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