anniversary

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