Chiefly in plural preceded by a numeral: a year. Frequently in expressions referring to a person’s age, or the passage of time. In early use simply…

With modifying word or words. A specific period of twelve months dedicated to the observation or celebration of something, normally running in…

The time taken for the earth to make one revolution round the sun, forming a natural unit of time of about 365¼ days; (with reference to the stars…

Senses relating to calendars. A unit of time corresponding to that identified in sense 1, and delimited in a particular calendar; (now) esp.…

With distinguishing words, denoting periods of about a year in length but differing in detail according to the manner in which they are calculated…

A period of twelve months; a year.

A specific period of time. A period of time mentioned in certain biblical passages, usually understood to be a year.

With allusion to the annual fall of the leaf: A year. Cf. French vin de deux, trois feuilles. Obsolete. rare.

transferred. A year; the calendar. Obsolete.

a twelvemonth, a year (obsolete).

In plural. poetic. A long period of time; years. Obsolete.

Canadian. The name given to the fiscal year of the Hudson's Bay Company. Hence: a year.

As marking a period of time; a winter.

In reckoning time or age: A year, twelve-month. (Cf. summer, n.1 4.)

year.