"year" meaning in English

See year in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /jiə/ [UK], /jir/ [US] Audio: en-us-year.ogg [US], en-uk-a year.ogg [UK] Forms: year [singular], years [plural]
enPR: yîr [US] Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A measure of the time taken for the earth to circle the sun - any 12 month period
    Sense id: simple-year-en-noun-69u4mO2M
  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.
    Sense id: simple-year-en-noun-tMJfHgOh
     
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          "text": "Simple English Wiktionary was started in the year 2005."
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        }
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