yr
Twelve months, shortened
Yr is an informal written abbreviation for year, common in texting and casual online communication.
It appears in phrases like 21 yr old or per yr.
In some contexts, yr can also stand for your, though this use is less common and typically appears only in very casual digital exchanges where brevity is prized.
Abbreviated writing system
- acronymWord made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- contractionReduction in size
- truncationCutting something shorter
shortening · texting · informal · calendar · dating · timestamps · notation · labeling
Date-tracking system
- seasonsYear's four divisions
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- harvestGathering mature crops
- solsticeDay of maximum tilt
equinox · renewal · festival · tradition · birthday · anniversary · quarterly · fiscal
Ten-year span
- centuryHundred-year span
- millenniumSpan of thousand years
- eraDistinct historical period
- epochDistinct historical period
age · timeline · period · history · generation · antiquity · prehistoric · dating
shorthand
Abbreviated writing system
- acronymWord made from initials
- initialismSpelled-out letter shortening
- contractionReduction in size
truncation · shortening · texting · informal · calendar · dating · timestamps · notation · labeling · scheduling
calendar
Date-tracking system
solstice · equinox · renewal · festival · tradition · birthday · anniversary · quarterly · fiscal · academic
decade
Ten-year span
- centuryHundred-year span
- millenniumSpan of thousand years
- eraDistinct historical period
epoch · age · timeline · period · history · generation · antiquity · prehistoric · dating · sequence