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anniversary

[an-uh-vur-suh-ree]

noun

plural

anniversaries 
  1. the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event.

    the tenth anniversary of their marriage.

  2. the celebration or commemoration of such a date.

  3. wedding anniversary.



adjective

  1. returning or recurring each year; annual.

  2. pertaining to an anniversary: anniv.

    an anniversary gift.

anniversary

/ ˌæɪˈɜːəɪ /

noun

  1. the date on which an event occurred in some previous year

    a wedding anniversary

  2. the celebration of this

“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

adjective

  1. of or relating to an anniversary

  2. recurring every year, esp on the same date

“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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of anniversary1

1200–50; Middle English anniversarie (< Anglo-French ) < Medieval Latin ( 徱ŧ ) ԲԾ anniversary (day), Latin ԲԾܲ recurring yearly, equivalent to anni- (combining form of annus year) + vers ( us ) turned, past participle of vertere ( vert- turn + -tus past participle suffix) + -ary
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of anniversary1

C13: from Latin ԲԾܲ returning every year, from annus year + vertere to turn
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The two haven’t seen each other in years, after an argument about money on their anniversary ended in a messy shouting match in the middle of the street.

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No Choice premieres in Los Angeles at the Dances With Films festival on June 23 — just one day shy of the third anniversary marking the fall of Roe v.

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"It will incredibly difficult as this will be the last anniversary where the tower is standing," he says.

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It also will mark the 40th anniversary of the release of the original “Star Wars” movie, which was once known simply as “Star Wars,” not “Star Wars: Episode 4 — A New Hope.”

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Exit festival will hold its 25th anniversary edition in the country between 10 and 13 July, but said it "will be the last to take place" there.

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