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years meaning

EN[ji.ə(ɹ)z] [jɜː(ɹ)z]
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    Definition of years in English Dictionary

  • NounBFyear
    1. plural of year.
      1. (colloquial, hyperbolic) An unusually long time.
        1. It took years for the bus to come.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • One study in the US modeled a 54% reduction in nonbacteremic pneumococcal pneumonia in adults 65 years and older in states that had achieved over 80% vaccination coverage in children under two years.
        • She went from the arms of the football captain to the dry-handed grasp of Mr. Depopolus, who'd retired from the faculty when she was twelve years old.
        • Finally, after many years of investigation, the pyramid has yielded up it's most recondite secrets.
      2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
        • year I was diagnosed with cervical cancer and had to pack in my job as a full-time cleaner as I needed chemo and radiotherapy
      3. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • Your deception won't work, no inmate has slipped one past Officer Smith in years.
        • To investigate whether early rehabilitation reduces the occurrence of posttotal hip arthroplasty (THA) complications, adverse events, and medical expenses within one postoperative year.
        • Do you think she will go out with anyone this year?
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Nouns
        • Noun forms
          • Noun plural forms
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      1. en yearsman
      2. en yearsmen
      3. en yearslong
      4. en yearsworth
      5. en years to date
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of years for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "years" is a noun, more specifically, a noun form.
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