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 years years /ˈjɪrz/

noun

  1. () A late time of life  ( age , eld , geezerhood , old age , years )
    a late time of life
     Old age is not for sissies
    old age is not for sissies
     He's showing his years
    he's showing his years
     Age hasn't slowed him down at all
    age hasn't slowed him down at all
     A beard white with eld
    a beard white with eld
     On the brink of geezerhood
    on the brink of geezerhood
  2. () A prolonged period of time  ( age , donkey's years [Informal, British] , yonks [Informal, British] , long time , years )
    a prolonged period of time
     We've known each other for ages
    we've known each other for ages
     I haven't been there for years and years
    I haven't been there for years and years
  3. The time during which someone's life continues  ( years , days )
    the time during which someone's life continues
     The monarch's last days
    the monarch's last days
     In his final years
    in his final years


 year year /ˈjɪr/

noun

  1. () A period of time containing 365 (or 366) days  ( twelvemonth , yr , year )
    a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
     She is 4 years old
    she is 4 years old
     In the year 1920
    in the year 1920
  2. () A period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity  ( year )
    a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity
     A school year
    a school year
  3. () The period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun  ( year )
    the period of time that it takes for a planet (as, e.g., Earth or Mars) to make a complete revolution around the sun
     A Martian year takes 687 of our days
    a Martian year takes 687 of our days
  4. () A body of students who graduate together  ( class , year )
    a body of students who graduate together
     The class of '97
    the class of '97
     She was in my year at Hoehandle High
    she was in my year at Hoehandle High