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  • yr.
    yr.
    abbreviation
    year; years.
  • yr
    yr
    abbreviation
    year

yr.

American  

abbreviation

  1. year; years.

  2. your.


yr British  

abbreviation

  1. year

  2. younger

  3. your

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Keep your head up Forbes,” Slay wrote on X. “I was bench back to back games my rookie yr. Keep working u go be great!”

From Washington Times • Oct. 9, 2023

“Just sent some art supplies to a 4 yr. old,” wrote one Reddit user.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 13, 2021

With their limited English, neither they nor I knew that it was wholly inappropriate for an 8 yr. old.

From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2016

"She cant turn my down fro some nerd 1st yr. she said this kid is smart and funny and worth it."

From Chicago Tribune • Dec. 11, 2014

Meentime I hav hire you out to M. Cutler at the tavern and fer yr. brother to Bakers mill.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

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