anniversary (redirected from anniversaries)

an·ni·ver·sa·ry  (n-vûrs-r)

n. pl. an·ni·ver·sa·ries

1. The annually recurring date of a past event, especially one of historical, national, or personal importance: a wedding anniversary; the anniversary of the founding of Rome.

2. A celebration commemorating such a date.

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[Middle English anniversarie, from Medieval Latin (dis) anniversria, anniversary (day), from Latin, feminine of anniversrius, returning yearly : annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots + versus, past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

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anniversary [ˌænɪˈvɜːsərɪ]

n pl -ries

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

2. the celebration of this

adj

1. of or relating to an anniversary

2. recurring every year, esp on the same date

[from Latin anniversārius returning every year, from annus year + vertere to turn]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

anniversary - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) day of remembrance day - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day" birthday - an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it) jubilee - a special anniversary (or the celebration of it) wedding anniversary - the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it) semicentenary, semicentennial - the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it) centenary, centennial - the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) sesquicentennial - the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it) bicentenary, bicentennial - the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) tercentenary, tercentennial, triennial - the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) quatercentenary, quatercentennial - the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it) quincentenary, quincentennial - the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) millenary, millennium - the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) bimillenary, bimillennium - the 2000th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

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anniversary

noun jubilee, remembrance, commemoration the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ho Chi Minh

Anniversaries

Year	Traditional	Modern
1st	Paper	Clocks
2nd	Cotton	China
3rd	Leather	Crystal, glass
4th	Linen (silk)	Electrical appliances
5th	Wood	Silverware
6th	Iron	Wood
7th	Wool (copper)	Desk sets
8th	Bronze	Linen, lace
9th	Pottery (china)	Leather
10th	Tin (aluminium)	Diamond jewellery
11th	Steel	Fashion jewellery, accessories
12th	Silk	Pearls or coloured gems
13th	Lace	Textile, furs
14th	Ivory	Gold jewellery
15th	Crystal	Watches
20th	China	Platinum
25th	Silver	Sterling silver
30th	Pearl	Diamond
35th	Coral (jade)	Jade
40th	Ruby
45th	Sapphire
50th	Gold
55th	Emerald
60th	Diamond

Translations

anniversary [ˌænɪˈvɜːsərɪ] N → aniversario m
wedding anniversary → aniversario m de bodas
golden/silver wedding anniversary → bodas fpl de oro/plata
the Góngora anniversary dinner → el banquete para festejar el aniversario de Góngora

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anniversary [ˌænɪˈvɜː^rsəri]

n

[event] → anniversaire m
the anniversary of sth → l'anniversaire de qch
the thirtieth anniversary of sth → le trentième anniversaire de qch

(also wedding anniversary) → anniversaire m de mariage

modif

(= commemorative) [celebration, year] → commémoratif/ive, anniversaire; [party, dinner, concert] → commémoratif/ive, anniversaire

(for wedding anniversary) [card, present] → d'anniversaire de mariage

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anniversary

n → Jahrestag m; (= wedding anniversary) → Hochzeitstag m; anniversary celebrations → Feiern pl → anlässlich eines Jahrestages/Hochzeitstages; anniversary dinner/gift → (Fest)essen nt → /Geschenk nt → zum Jahrestag/Hochzeitstag; the anniversary of his death → sein Todestag m

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anniversary [ˌænɪˈvɜːs/ərɪ]

1. n → anniversario

2. adj anniversary celebration → celebrazione f dell'anniversario
anniversary dinner → pranzo per l'anniversario, cena commemorativa

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anniversary

n anniversary [ӕnəˈvəːsəri]

the day of the year on which something once happened and is remembered We celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary. herdenking ذِكْرى سَنَوِيَّه годишнина výročí årsdag der Jahrestag επέτειος aniversario aastapäev سالروز vuosipäivä anniversaire יוֹם הַשָׁנָה वर्षगांठ godišnjica évforduló hari ulang tahun afmæli anniversario 記念日 기념일 metinės gadadiena ulang tahun verjaardag årsdag; fødselsdag rocznica aniversário aniver­sare годовщина výročie obletnica godišnjica årsdag วันครบรอบปี yıldönümü 周年紀念日 річниця, роковини برسی ، سالانہ رسم lễ kỷ niệm 周年纪念日

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anniversary → ذِكْرى سنوية výročí jubilæum Jahrestag επέτειος aniversario vuosipäivä anniversaire godišnjica anniversario 記念日 기념일 verjaardag jubileum rocznica aniversário годовщина årsdag การฉลองครบรอบปี yıl dönümü ngày kỷ niệm 周年纪念