Difference between revisions of "Year"
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*year-long: lasting ''for'' or ''throughout'' the year <span style="font-size:75%;">qui dure ''pendant une'' ou ''tout au long de l''' année</span> | *year-long: lasting ''for'' or ''throughout'' the year <span style="font-size:75%;">qui dure ''pendant une'' ou ''tout au long de l''' année</span> | ||
*yearling (1-year-old animal) | *yearling (1-year-old animal) | ||
+ | *of [https://www.etymonline.com/word/yore yore]: of years gone by | ||
[[Category:100-en]] | [[Category:100-en]] |
Revision as of 17:44, 2 May 2020
Noun
- UK: jɪə(r), jɜː(r)
- US: jɪr
365 days. (except in a leap year, which has an extra day)
It's always embarrassing when mistaking years for hours in conversation, but it happens...
maybe because of the similarity between English hour [aʊəʳ], French jour [ʒuʁ] and English year [jɜːr].
Related Greek hōra "year, season, any part of a year," also "any part of a day, hour;" (to which both English words are distantly related) is of no help at all in getting this sorted in anyone's head.
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Derived words
- yearly: annual
- year-long: lasting for or throughout the year qui dure pendant une ou tout au long de l' année
- yearling (1-year-old animal)
- of yore: of years gone by