English Explanatory Dictionary

New Year

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A period covering the first few days of a calendar year.
  2. In particular, January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar (New Year’s Day) and the days following.
noun
  1. The next year; the year following the current year, especially the early part of it.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-New Year.wav /ˈnjuː ˌjɪə/ /ˈnu ˌjɪɹ/

Word forms

New Year New Years

Etymology

From new + year.

Related words

Chinese New Year happy New Year happy New Year's Lunar New Year New Year's New Year's Day New Year's Eve New Year's resolution Rosh Hashanah

Derived words

Chinese New Year new year, new me
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