noun
- (abstract) This place; this location.
- (abstract) This time, the present situation.
noun
- A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).
- (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.
- A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
- A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.
- A Julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a".
- A level or grade in school or college.
- The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year).
Synonyms: twelvemonth, calendar year, civil year, legal year, fiscal year, liturgical year, school year, Gaussian year, anomalistic year, sidereal year, tropical year
noun
- Eye dialect spelling of hear
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Yr is a 3-meaning word in English. Two-letter words rarely have anagrams.
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