year

English Thesaurus

1. a body of students who graduate together (noun.group)

hypernym	:	assemblage, gathering,
definition	:	a group of persons together in one place (noun.group)

hyponym	:	graduating class,
definition	:	the body of students who graduate together this year (noun.group)

hyponym	:	senior class,
definition	:	final grade or class in high school or college (noun.group)

hyponym	:	junior class,
definition	:	penultimate class in high school or college (noun.group)

hyponym	:	sophomore class,
definition	:	the second class in a four-year college or high school (noun.group)

hyponym	:	freshman class,
definition	:	the first class in college or high school (noun.group)

2. the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun (noun.time)

hypernym	:	period, period of time, time period,
definition	:	an amount of time (noun.time)

hyponym	:	anomalistic year,
definition	:	time of the earth's revolution from perihelion to perihelion again; 365 days and 6 hr and 13 min and 53.1 sec (noun.time)

hyponym	:	astronomical year, equinoctial year, solar year, tropical year,
definition	:	the time for the earth to make one revolution around the sun, measured between two vernal equinoxes (noun.time)

hyponym	:	lunar year,
definition	:	a period of 12 lunar months (noun.time)

hyponym	:	sidereal year,
definition	:	the time for the earth to make one complete revolution around the sun, relative to the fixed stars (noun.time)

part holonym	:	month,
definition	:	a time unit of approximately 30 days (noun.time)

part holonym	:	season, time of year,
definition	:	one of the natural periods into which the year is divided by the equinoxes and solstices or atmospheric conditions (noun.time)

3. a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days (noun.time)

hypernym	:	period, period of time, time period,
definition	:	an amount of time (noun.time)

hyponym	:	christian year, church year,
definition	:	the year in the ecclesiastical calendar; especially feast days and special seasons (noun.time)

hyponym	:	holy year,
definition	:	(Roman Catholic Church) a period of remission from sin (usually granted every 25 years) (noun.time)

hyponym	:	new year,
definition	:	the calendar year just begun (noun.time)

hyponym	:	365 days, common year,
definition	:	a year that is not a leap year (noun.time)

hyponym	:	366 days, bissextile year, intercalary year, leap year,
definition	:	in the Gregorian calendar: any year divisible by 4 except centenary years divisible by 400 (noun.time)

hyponym	:	off year,
definition	:	a year in which no major political elections are held (noun.time)

hyponym	:	off year,
definition	:	a year in which productivity is low or inferior (noun.time)

hyponym	:	calendar year, civil year,
definition	:	the year (reckoned from January 1 to December 31) according to Gregorian calendar (noun.time)

hyponym	:	financial year, fiscal year,
definition	:	any accounting period of 12 months (noun.time)

hyponym	:	annum,
definition	:	(Latin) year (noun.time)

hyponym	:	year of grace,
definition	:	any year of the Christian era (noun.time)

hyponym	:	y2k,
definition	:	the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar (noun.time)

part meronym	:	decade, decennary, decennium,
definition	:	a period of 10 years (noun.time)

4. a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity (noun.time)

hypernym	:	period, period of time, time period,
definition	:	an amount of time (noun.time)

hyponym	:	academic year, school year,
definition	:	the period of time each year when the school is open and people are studying (noun.time)

5. a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days (noun.time)

derivation	:	annual, yearly,
definition	:	occurring or payable every year (adj.all)

derivation	:	annual, yearly,
definition	:	occurring or payable every year (adj.all)