annual

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 See also 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations

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[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Etymology

C.1382, from Late Latin annualem, annualis, related to Latin annalis, adjective form of annus (“‘year’”). Used to categorize plants since 1710.

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annual (not comparable)

1. Happening once every year.

   an annual general meeting

   an annual publication

2. Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.

   an annual salary

   average annual profits

   the annual course of the sun

3. (botany) (of a plant) Having a life cycle that is completed in only one growing season; e.g. beans, corn, marigold. See Annual plant in Wikipedia. Compare biennial, perennial.
4. (entomology) Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies.

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• (in senses 1 and 2): yearly

[edit] Derived terms

annual leave annual ring annualise, annualize

annually biannual, bi-annual biannually, bi-annually

circannual semiannual, semi-annual semiannually, semi-annually

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• biennial
• perennial

[edit] See also

• per annum

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[edit] Noun

annual (plural annuals)

1. An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.

   I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals.

2. (botany) An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial.

   I can't wait to plant my annuals in the spring.

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