: occurring, effective, employed, staying, or operating for the full year : not seasonal
a year-round resort
year-round adverb
year-rounder noun

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Professional boxing, iconic Mexican Lucha Libre, Latin dance music, the Price is Right Stage show, and Thursday night rock shows attract guests year-round. Pat Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2025 Companion bills to make daylight saving time permanent have been introduced in Congress, including one bill referred to Cruz’s committee, while another bill would give states the power to observe daylight saving year-round — more on that in a moment. Addy Bink, The Hill, 6 Apr. 2025 In warmer regions, allergy seasons can last year-round because various plants, such as grasses, can pollinate all year.321 Weather Weather plays a role in the severity and length of seasonal allergies. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 6 Apr. 2025 Amazon lilies have year-round green foliage and narcissus like blooms for the winter months. Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for year-round

Word History

First Known Use

1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of year-round was in 1924

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“Year-round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/year-round. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

year-round

adjective
ˈyi(ə)r-ˈrau̇nd,
ˈyiə-ˈrau̇nd
: being in operation for the whole year
a year-round resort
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