Year
31year — A common error concerning the word year is seen here: The car that crossed the Channel, survived hippiedom, and outlasted a million careful owners has reached its fiftieth year (Sunday Times). The article, about the Citroen Deux Chevaux, was… …
32year — see there are no birds in last year’s nest a cherry year, a merry year; a plum year, a dumb year keep a thing seven years and you’ll always find a use for it you should know a man seven years before you stir his fire one year’s seeding makes… …
33year — A determinate period, consisting for all practical purposes of 365 days, except as 366 days appear in a leap year. 52 Am J1st Time § 10. A calendar year in the absence of qualification. Dycema v Story & C. Piano Co. 220 Mich 600, 190 NW 638, 27… …
34Year — Heb. shanah, meaning repetition or revolution (Gen. 1:14; 5:3). Among the ancient Egyptians the year consisted of twelve months of thirty days each, with five days added to make it a complete revolution of the earth round the sun. The Jews… …
35year — In order to synchronize lunar and solar years, Jews added an extra month [[➝ months]] to twelve lunar months, as required. Before the Exile, the new year began in autumn when agricultural work was finished; but in the Exile the Jews took over the …
36year — noun he held the office for one year year in, year out Syn: twelve month period, twelve month session, annum; calendar year, fiscal year, FY; archaic twelvemonth …
37year — good·year; year; year·ling; year·ly; yes·ter·year; …
38year·ly — /ˈjiɚli/ adj 1 : happening, done, or made once each year He went for his yearly [=annual] checkup. She renews her lease on a yearly basis. 2 : of or relating to one year your …
39Year — In taxation, year refers to the calendar year that runs from January 1st to December 31st. However, corporations can generally set the time period for which they report financial results to be different than the calendar year. For example, a… …
40year — [OE] Year is part of a widespread European family of ‘time’ words that goes back ultimately to Indo European *jēr , *jōr . This also produced Greek hórā ‘season’ (ultimate source of English hour), Czech jaro ‘spring’, and Avestan (the ancient… …
