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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).

Example: "We moved to this town a year ago;  i quit smoking exactly one year ago"

(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.

Example: "Mars goes around the sun once in a martian year, or 1.88 earth years."

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.

Example: "A normal year has 365 full days, but there are 366 days in a leap year."

A scheduled part of a calendar year spent in a specific activity.

Example: "During this school year i have to get up at 6:30 to catch the bus."

A julian year, exactly 365.25 days, represented by "a".

A level or grade in school or college.

Example: "Every second-year student must select an area of specialization."

The proportion of a creature's lifespan equivalent to one year of an average human lifespan (see also dog year).

Example: "Geneticists have created baker's yeast that can live to 800 in yeast years."