New Year

noun

1
: the calendar year about to start or recently started
2
a
usually New Year's : new year's day
b
: the first days of a calendar year
3
: rosh hashanah

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The New Year’s Eve hunt resulted in Wolff shooting a doe and a fawn on private property. — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026 In March, Nacua was named in a civil lawsuit filed by Madison Atiabi following a chaotic New Year’s Eve party. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Or, for those of y’all whose fiscal years started on Tuesday, Happy New Year! — Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The attack took place in one of the busiest and most heavily policed areas in New York — next to a police station and just outside the building that hosts the city’s annual New Year’s Eve ball drop celebration. — Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for New Year

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of New Year was in the 13th century

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“New Year.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/New%20Year. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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New Year

noun
1
: new year's day
also : the first days of the year
2
: rosh hashanah
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