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noun
Say it like: Ee
The correct spelling is y. (abstract) This place; this location. For example: "An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives."
Usage Examples
“An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.”
“That's the reason why I did that.”
“we moved to this town a year ago; I quit smoking exactly one year ago”
Meanings
noun
- 1.(abstract) This place; this location.
- 2.(abstract) This time, the present situation.
- 3.A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).
- 4.(by extension) The time it takes for any astronomical object (such as a planet, dwarf planet, small Solar System body, or comet) in direct orbit around a star (such as the Sun) to make one revolution around the star.
- 5.A period between set dates that mark a year, from January 1 to December 31 by the Gregorian calendar, from Tishiri 1 to Elul 29 by the Jewish calendar, and from Muharram 1 to Dhu al-Hijjah 29 or 30 by the Islamic calendar.
adverb
- 1.For what cause, reason, or purpose (interrogative adverb).
- 2.For which cause, reason, or purpose (relative adverb).
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