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yearly

/ˈjɪəli/YIR-lee
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈjɪɹli/YIR-lee

Meaningevery year

Common meaning: happening once a year

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Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgedr‘year’source
  2. Middle Englishyer‘year’source
  3. Englishyear‘period of twelve months’
  4. Englishformed in English from yearyearly‘happening once a year’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from year + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), YEAR, p.723 · scan

Source words

  • gedr Old English · source word “year”

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