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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesannées
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-née
"Elle a vécu ici pendant cinq années."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A period of twelve months, especially from January 1 to December 31.
"She has lived in this city for five years." - 2
A specific time in the past or future, often used to denote an age or era.
"The years of the Great Depression were challenging for many families."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'ġēar', of Germanic origin, related to the Dutch 'jaar' and German 'Jahr'. Historically originating from Proto-Germanic '*jēran', meaning a season or year, signifying the Earth's orbital period around the sun.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Years" is said worldwide
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années
Transliteration: a-née
"Elle a vécu ici pendant cinq années."
Jahre
Transliteration: ya-re
"Sie lebt seit fünf Jahren hier."
anni
Transliteration: an-ni
"Vive qui da cinque anni."
años
Transliteration: an-yos
"Ella ha vivido aquí durante cinco años."
anos
Transliteration: a-nos
"Ela vive aqui há cinco anos."
साल
Transliteration: sāl
"वह यहाँ पाँच साल से रह रही है।"
年
Transliteration: nián
"她在这里住了五年。"
년
Transliteration: nyeon
"그녀는 여기서 5년 동안 살았습니다."
年
Transliteration: nen
"彼女はここに5年間住んでいます。"
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