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New Year

noun

: the first day of the year celebrated as a holiday

: the year that is about to start or that has just started

Full Definition of NEW YEAR

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
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First Known Use of NEW YEAR

13th century

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