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an·ni·ver·sa·ry 
[an-uh-vur-suh-ree] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -ries, adjective
[an-uh-vur-suh-ree] Pronunciation Key noun, plural -ries, adjective –noun
–adjective
| 1. | the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event: the tenth anniversary of their marriage. |
| 2. | the celebration or commemoration of such a date. |
| 3. | wedding anniversary. |
| 4. | returning or recurring each year; annual. |
| 5. | pertaining to an anniversary: an anniversary gift. Abbreviation: anniv. |
[Origin: 1200–50; ME anniversarie (< AF) < ML (diés) anniversāria anniversary (day), L anniversārius recurring yearly, equiv. to anni- (comb. form of annus year) + vers(us) turned, ptp. of vertere (vert- turn + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ārius -ary]
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| an·ni·ver·sa·ry
(ān'ə-vûr'sə-rē) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. an·ni·ver·sa·ries
[Middle English anniversarie, from Medieval Latin (diēs) anniversāria, anniversary (day), from Latin, feminine of anniversārius, 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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