How to Pronounce Yr

To pronounce "yr", say YR — one syllable. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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What does yr mean?

noun

  1. (abstract) This place; this location.

    “An Alzheimer patient's here may in his mind be anywhere he called home in the time he presently re-lives.”

  2. (abstract) This time, the present situation.

noun

  1. 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).

    “we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago”

  2. (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.

    “Mars goes around the sun once in a Martian year, or 1.88 Earth years.”

noun

  1. Eye dialect spelling of hear

Synonyms

twelvemonthcalendar yearcivil yearlegal yearfiscal yearliturgical yearschool yearGaussian year

Related words

twelvemonthyearannumleap-yearannusaascencpa

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "yr"?▾

"Yr" has one syllable.

What does "yr" mean?▾

Yr: (abstract) This place; this location.

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