anniversary

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 See also

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[edit] Etymology

From the Latin adjective anniversarius, "returning yearly", from vertere, "to turn", + annus, "year".

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anniversary (plural anniversaries)

1. 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.

2. (more specifically) Such, where the event is a wedding.

   We are celebrating our tenth anniversary today.

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• birthday