noun
the first day of the year
• Syn: ↑New Year's Day, ↑January 1
• Hypernyms: ↑legal holiday, ↑national holiday, ↑public holiday
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I. adjectivesee new-year
II. noun
see new year's day
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1. See New Year's Day.
2. See New Year's Eve.
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the year approaching or newly begun.
New Year or New Year's,
1. the first day or days of the year.
2. = New Year's Day. (Cf. ↑New Year's Day)
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informal New Year's Eve or New Year's Day
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31 December, especially the evening of that day
Example Bank:
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They celebrate New Year's Eve with parties and fireworks.
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They had a party on New Year's Eve.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.