/ˌænɪˈvɜːsəri/
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Translation
A day that comes exactly one year, or a number of years, after a special event, such as a wedding.
Word origin
From Latin anniversarius, meaning returning every year, from annus, a year, and versus, turned.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- anniversarius
- English cognates
- annual
Examples
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An anniversary marks the same date in a later year.
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Wedding anniversaries are counted in years: first, tenth, fiftieth.
, fiftieth .
Any important event can have an anniversary, not only a wedding.
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