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

Noun

pl -ries

1. the date on which an event, such as a wedding, occurred in some previous year

2. the celebration of this [Latin 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

Translations

anniversary [ænɪˈvəːsərɪ] n → aniversario

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anniversary [ænɪˈvəːsərɪ] n → anniversaire m

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anniversary [ænɪˈvəːsərɪ] n → Jahrestag m

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anniversary [ænɪˈvəːsərɪ] n → anniversario

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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