Year

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Noun

UK: jɪə(r), jɜː(r)

US: jɪr

365 days. (except in a leap year which has 366 days)

It's always embarrassing when mistaking "years" for "hours" in conversation, but it happens (perhaps because of the similarity between English hour [aʊəʳ], and English year [jɜːr]). Related Greek hōra "year, season, any part of a year," also "any part of a day, hour;" is of no help at all in getting this sorted in anyone's head.

You just have to remember -di = day.

Derived words

• yearly: annual
• year-long: lasting for or throughout the year qui dure pendant une ou le long de l' année
• yearling (1-year-old animal)