New Year
Definition of New Year
1 : the calendar year about to start or recently started
2a usually New Year's : new year's dayb : the first days of a calendar year
3 : rosh hashanah
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13th Century
First Known Use of new year
13th century
NEW YEAR Defined for English Language Learners
New Year
Definition of New Year for English Language Learners
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: the first day of the year celebrated as a holiday
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: the year that is about to start or that has just started
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