anniversary

anniversary
a) Of a significant event, a day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since the event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years that have elapsed since the event.

Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war.

b) Such, where the event is a wedding.

We are celebrating our tenth anniversary today.


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(in the sense of returning with the year), , , , ,


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  • Anniversary — An ni*ver sa*ry, a. [L. anniversarius; annus year + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.] Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast. [1913 Webster] {Anniversary day} (R. C. Ch.). See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anniversary — [an΄ə vʉr′sə rē] n. pl. anniversaries [ME anniversarie < ML anniversaria (dies), anniversary (day) < L anniversarius < annus, year + versum, pp. of vertere, to turn: see VERSE] 1. the date on which some event occurred in an earlier year… …   English World dictionary

  • Anniversary — An ni*ver sa*ry, n.; pl. {Anniversaries}. [Cf. F. anniversaire.] 1. The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. [1913 Webster] 2. (R. C.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Anniversary — 10 Years of Hits Compilation par George Jones Sortie 30 octobre 1982 Enregistrement 1972 1982 Durée 61:53 Genre Country …   Wikipédia en Français

  • anniversary — (n.) early 13c., originally especially of the day of a person s death, from M.L. anniversarium, from L. anniversarius (adj.) returning annually, from annus (gen. anni) year (see ANNUAL (Cf. annual) (adj.)) + versus, pp. of vertere to turn (see… …   Etymology dictionary

  • anniversary — [n] yearly observance, celebration ceremony, commemoration, feast day, festival, holiday, jubilee, recurrence, red letter day; concepts 800,801,815,823 …   New thesaurus

  • anniversary — ► NOUN (pl. anniversaries) ▪ the date on which an event took place in a previous year. ORIGIN from Latin anniversarius returning yearly …   English terms dictionary

  • Anniversary — For other uses, see Anniversary (disambiguation). An anniversary is a day that commemorates and/or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same day of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or,… …   Wikipedia

  • anniversary — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ first, second, etc. ▪ wedding ▪ diamond, golden, silver, etc. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • anniversary — 01. I want to surprise my wife with a big party for our twentieth [anniversary]. 02. Today we celebrate the [anniversary] of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 03. If I forget my wedding [anniversary], my wife will kill me. 04. Each… …   Grammatical examples in English

  • anniversary — n. 1) to celebrate, commemorate, mark, reach an anniversary 2) a wedding anniversary 3) a diamond; golden; silver anniversary 4) on an anniversary (on their tenth wedding anniversary) * * * [ˌænɪ vɜːs(ə)rɪ] commemorate mark golden reach an… …   Combinatory dictionary

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