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yearlong en · ADJ

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥der. Proto-Germanic *jērą Proto-West Germanic *jār Old English ġēar Middle English yeer English year English -long English yearlong From year + -long.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Lasting one year; of a timespan of one year.
   • By saving your entire file of daily and weekly lists, you will create your yearlong list. 2003, Richard A. Simon with James F. Newman, Making time to lead: how principals can stay on top of it all, page 3:
   • Both are congruent with a yearlong periodicity, which is apparently neutralized in the main settlement. 1976, Jean-Paul Dumont, Under the rainbow: nature and supernature among the Panare Indians, page 81:
2. (not-comparable) Which lasts throughout every year; which is not seasonal
   • During interviews, teachers and/or principals in three of the four most effective schools cited a yearlong staff development effort. 2002, Barbara Taylor, P. David Pearson, Teaching reading: effective schools, accomplished teachers, page 37:
   • Yearlong manning is needed, although at a somewhat reduced level from the peak periods in the fall. 1957, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs

Forms

Deriveds

yearlong rate

Translations (6)

eo jarlonga (lasting one year, or approximately so; of or relating to a timespan of one year) · bg едногоди́шен (lasting one year, or approximately so; of or relating to a timespan of one year) · ka წლის განმავლობაში (lasting one year, or approximately so; of or relating to a timespan of one year) · de einjährig (lasting one year, or approximately so; of or relating to a timespan of one year) · yi יאָריק (lasting one year, or approximately so; of or relating to a timespan of one year) · ka ერთწლიანი (lasting one year, or approximately so; of or relating to a timespan of one year)

yearlong en · ADV

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-der.? Proto-Indo-European *yóh₁r̥der. Proto-Germanic *jērą Proto-West Germanic *jār Old English ġēar Middle English yeer English year English -long English yearlong From year + -long.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Per year.
   • The estimate of the number of sheep and cattle now using this range is equivalent to 250000 cattle units yearlong 1939, Hugh Hammond Bennett, Soil conservation, page 807:
   • The carrying capacity of this area is 46 cattle yearlong. 1946, U.S. Committee on Public Lands and Surveys, Administration and use of public lands: Parts 5-9:
2. (not-comparable) Throughout every year; not seasonally
   • Over much of the Great Plains, water was not available yearlong for units of land as small as the customary ownership units 1979, Marion Clawson, The western range livestock industry, page 73:
   • Black bear and mountain goats occur in the area yearlong. 1989, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on National Parks and Public Lands, Additions to the national wilderness preservation system, volume 2, page 898:

Forms

Relateds

weeklong · yearslong · monthlong