new year's

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. the first day of the yearSynonyms: New Year's DayJanuary 1Type of legal holiday, national holidayPart of January, Jan
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“new year's” is listed under New Year's Day.

New′ Year's′ Day′.

the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to New year's or new year.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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