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Years Definition

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noun

Plural form of year.

Wiktionary
(colloquial, hyperbolic) An unusually long time.
It took years for the bus to come.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Synonyms:
  • vintages
  • long
  • eternities
  • cycles
  • classes
  • age
  • long-time
  • old age
  • geezerhood
  • eld
  • days
  • senescense
  • oldness
  • agedness
Antonyms:
  • Antonyms:
  • youth

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  • year-round
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  • years young
  • yearslong
  • yearth
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