year
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- The length of a year as marked by a calendar, 365 or 366 days in the Gregorian calendar; a calendar year.
- The mean length of a calendar year in the Julian calendar, that is, 365.25 solar days; a Julian year.
- (by extension) An orbital period: the period of one revolution in any particular orbit: 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.
- 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.
- A level or grade in school or college.
- A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
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