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new year

–noun
1. the year approaching or newly begun.
2. New Year's Day.
3. (initial capital letters) the first day or few days of a year in any of various calendars.

Origin:
1150–1200; ME

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New Year  
n.  The first day or days of the calendar year.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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