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New year

//ˈnjuː ˌjɪə// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A period covering the first few days of a calendar year.

    "We never go away at the New Year because on New Year’s Day the whole family gets together."

  2. 2
    The next year; the year following the current year, especially the early part of it. uncountable

    "We hoped that things would be better in the new year."

  3. 3
    the calendar year just begun wordnet
  4. 4
    In particular, January 1 in the Julian and Gregorian calendar (New Year’s Day) and the days following.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From new + year.

Etymology 2

From new (adjective) + year (noun).

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