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yearlong

adj · adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Lasting one year; of a timespan of one year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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adj

Meaning 2

Which lasts throughout every year; which is not seasonal

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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adv

Meaning 3

Per year.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

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adv

Meaning 4

Throughout every year; not seasonally

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

lasting through a year

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • attending yearlong courses

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh1-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh1r̥der. Proto-Germanic *jērą Proto-West Germanic *jār Old English ġēar Middle English yeer English year English -long English yearlong From year + -long.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: едногоди́шен (ednogodíšen) — lasting one year, or approximately so; of or relating to a timespan of one year
  • Esperanto: jarlonga — lasting one year, or approximately so; of or relating to a timespan of one year
  • Georgian: ერთწლიანი (ertc̣liani) — lasting one year, or approximately so; of or relating to a timespan of one year
  • Georgian: წლის განმავლობაში (c̣lis ganmavlobaši) — lasting one year, or approximately so; of or relating to a timespan of one year
  • German: einjährig — lasting one year, or approximately so; of or relating to a timespan of one year
  • Yiddish: יאָריק (yorik) — lasting one year, or approximately so; of or relating to a timespan of one year