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Definition of year

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Year (n.) The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year; also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this, adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354 days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360 days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days, and every fourth year (called bissext

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Yern :: Yern (v. i.) See 3d Yearn.

Quinquennial :: Quinquennial (a.) Occurring once in five years, or at the end of every five years; also, lasting five years. A quinquennial event..

Triennial :: Triennial (a.) Continuing three years; as, triennial parliaments; a triennial reign..

Yeara :: Yeara (n.) The California poison oak (Rhus diversiloba). See under Poison, a..

Through :: Through (prep.) From the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion of; as, through life; through the year..

Undecennary :: Undecennary (a.) Occurring once in every period of eleven years; undecennial.

Elul :: Elul (n.) The sixth month of the Jewish year, by the sacred reckoning, or the twelfth, by the civil reckoning, corresponding nearly to the month of September..

Bissextile :: Bissextile (n.) Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the month of February on account of the excess of the tropical year (365 d. 5 h. 48 m. 46 s.) above 365 days. But one day added every four years is equivalent to six hours each year, which is 11 m. 14 s. more than the excess of the real year. Hence, it is necessary to suppress the bissextile day at the end of every century which is not divisible by 400, while it is retained at the end of those which are divisible by 400..

October :: October (n.) The tenth month of the year, containing thirty-one days..

Estate :: Estate (n.) The degree, quality, nature, and extent of one's interest in, or ownership of, lands, tenements, etc.; as, an estate for life, for years, at will, etc..

Sabbath :: Sabbath (n.) The seventh year, observed among the Israelites as one of rest and festival..

Termer :: Termer (n.) One who has an estate for a term of years or for life.

Cycle :: Cycle (n.) An interval of time in which a certain succession of events or phenomena is completed, and then returns again and again, uniformly and continually in the same order; a periodical space of time marked by the recurrence of something peculiar; as, the cycle of the seasons, or of the year..

Coupon :: Coupon (n.) A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant..

Skullfish :: Skullfish (n.) A whaler's name for a whale more than two years old.

Demise :: Demise (n.) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter..

Veadar :: Veadar (n.) The thirteenth, or intercalary, month of the Jewish ecclesiastical calendar, which is added about every third year..

Off :: Off (a.) Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an off day for fishing: an off year in politics..

Yearn :: Yearn (v. i. & t.) To curdle, as milk..

Cesser :: Cesser (v. i.) a neglect of a tenant to perform services, or make payment, for two years..