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Anniversary
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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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
anniversary
anniversary
c.1230, from L. anniversarius "returning annually," from annus "year" (see annual) + versus, pp. of vertere "to turn" (see versus). The adj. came to be used as a noun in Church L. as anniversaria (dies) in ref. to saints' days.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| anniversary | |
noun | |
| the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Anniversary
An`ni*ver"sa*ry\, a. [L. anniversarius; annus year + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.] Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast. Anniversary day (R. C. Ch.). See Anniversary, n., 2. Anniversary week, that week in the year in which the annual meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in Boston and New York. [Eastern U. S.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Anniversary
An`ni*ver"sa*ry\, a. [L. anniversarius; annus year + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.] Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast. Anniversary day (R. C. Ch.). See Anniversary, n., 2. Anniversary week, that week in the year in which the annual meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in Boston and New York. [Eastern U. S.]
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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