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noun

(abstract) This place; this location.

Examples :

""My favorite memory happened right y; I'll always cherish this spot." "

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noun

(abstract) This time, the present situation.

Examples :

"The y of this week's project is to complete the budget revisions. "

abstract time situation now

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adverb

For what cause, reason, or purpose (interrogative adverb).

Examples :

"Y are you late for class? "

language grammar

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For which cause, reason, or purpose (relative adverb).

Examples :

"That's the house y my grandparents lived. "

grammar language

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noun

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).

Examples :

"we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

astronomy time world science

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(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.

Examples :

"Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years."

astronomy time space

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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.

Examples :

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

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

Examples :

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

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

Examples :

"Calculating the average lifespan of a certain model of satellite requires analyzing data spanning several y. "

time astronomy number

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A level or grade in school or college.

Examples :

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

education achievement

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

Examples :

""My hamster is already three y old, which means he's lived a significant portion of his expected life." "

age biology animal time human

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Eye dialect spelling of hear

Examples :

"The old woman cupped her ear and said, "Did you y something? I can't y very well anymore." "

language phonetics linguistics

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An affirmative expression; an answer that shows agreement or acceptance.

Examples :

"Was that a yes?"

language communication

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A vote of support or in favor/favour of something.

Examples :

"The workers voted on whether to strike, and there were thirty "yeses" and one "no"."

politics government

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The quality or state of being young.

Examples :

"Her youth and beauty attracted him to her."

age quality time being

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The part of life following childhood; the period of existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to adulthood.

Examples :

"I made many mistakes in my youth, but learned from them all."

age period human time stage

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A young person.

Examples :

"There was a group of youths hanging around the parking lot, reading fashion magazines and listening to music."

age person human

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A young man; a male adolescent or young adult.

Examples :

"The y in the corner store helped me carry my groceries to the car. "

age person human family

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(used with a plural or singular verb) Young persons, collectively.

Examples :

"The Y often organize community service projects in the summer. "

age person human group