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an·nu·al

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–adjective

1.	of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary.

2.	occurring or returning once a year: an annual celebration.

3.	Botany. living only one growing season, as beans or corn.

4.	performed or executed during a year: the annual course of the sun.

5.	Entomology. living or lasting but one season or year, as certain insects or colonies of insects.

–noun

6.	Botany. a plant living only one year or season.

7.	a book, report, etc., published annually.

[Origin: 1350–1400; < LL annuālis, equiv. to L annu(us) yearly (deriv. of annus circuit of the sun, year) + -ālis -al¹; r. ME annuel < AF < L

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an·nu·al·ly, adverb

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an·nu·al Audio Help (ān'yōō-əl) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Recurring, done, or performed every year; yearly: an annual medical examination.
Of, relating to, or determined by a year: an annual income.
Botany Living or growing for only one year or season.

A periodical published yearly; a yearbook.
Botany A plant that completes its entire life cycle in a single growing season.

[Middle English annuel, from Old French, from Late Latin annuālis, ultimately from Latin annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots.]

an'nu·al·ly adv.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
annual

1382, from L.L. annualem (nom. annualis), corresponding to L. annalis as adjective form of annus "year," from PIE *at-no-, from base *at- "to go," on notion of "period gone through" (cf. Skt. atati "goes, wanders," Goth. aþnam (dat. pl.) "year," Oscan akno- "year, holiday, time of offering"). Used of plants since 1710.

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annual
adjective
1.	completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants" [ant: biennial, perennial]
2.	occurring or payable every year; "an annual trip to Paris"; "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income"
noun
1.	(botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
2.	a reference book that is published regularly once every year

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annual1 [ˈӕnjuəl] adjective

happening every year
Example: an annual event

Arabic:	سَنَوي
Chinese (Simplified):	年度的
Chinese (Traditional):	年度的
Czech:	každoroční
Danish:	årlig
Dutch:	jaarlijks
Estonian:	iga-aastane
Finnish:	vuotuinen
French:	annuel
German:	jährlich
Greek:	ετήσιος
Hungarian:	évenkénti
Icelandic:	árlegur
Indonesian:	tahunan
Italian:	annuale

Japanese:	例年の
Korean:	해마다의
Latvian:	gadskārtējs; ikgadējs
Lithuanian:	kasmetinis
Norwegian:	årlig
Polish:	doroczny
Portuguese (Brazil):	anual
Portuguese (Portugal):	anual
Romanian:	anual
Russian:	ежегодный
Slovak:	každoročný
Slovenian:	vsakoleten
Spanish:	anual
Swedish:	årlig
Turkish:	yılda bir olan

annual2 [ˈӕnjuəl] adjective

of one year
Example: What is his annual salary?

Arabic:	سَنَوي
Chinese (Simplified):	每年的
Chinese (Traditional):	每年的
Czech:	roční
Danish:	årlig
Dutch:	jaar-
Estonian:	aasta-
Finnish:	vuosi-
French:	annuel
German:	Jahres-…
Greek:	ετήσιος
Hungarian:	egy évi
Icelandic:	árs-
Indonesian:	setahun
Italian:	per anno*

Japanese:	一年の
Korean:	1년을 단위로 하는, 1년(간)의
Latvian:	gada
Lithuanian:	metinis
Norwegian:	års-, årlig
Polish:	roczny
Portuguese (Brazil):	anual
Portuguese (Portugal):	por ano
Romanian:	anual
Russian:	годовой
Slovak:	ročný
Slovenian:	leten
Spanish:	anual
Swedish:	års-, årlig
Turkish:	yıllık

annual1 [ˈӕnjuəl] noun

a book of which a new edition is published every year
Example: children's annuals

Arabic:	كِتاب سَنَوي
Chinese (Simplified):	年鉴
Chinese (Traditional):	年鑒
Czech:	ročenka
Danish:	årbog; årsskrift
Dutch:	jaarboek
Estonian:	aastaraamat
Finnish:	vuosikirja
French:	publication annu- elle
German:	das Jahrbuch
Greek:	επετηρίδα
Hungarian:	évkönyv
Icelandic:	ársrit
Indonesian:	penerbitan tahunan
Italian:	annuario

Japanese:	年報
Korean:	연보
Latvian:	almanahs; gadagrāmata
Lithuanian:	almanachas, metraštis
Norwegian:	årbok, årsskrift
Polish:	rocznik
Portuguese (Brazil):	anuário
Portuguese (Portugal):	anuário
Romanian:	publicaţie anuală
Russian:	ежегодник
Slovak:	ročenka
Slovenian:	letna izdaja
Spanish:	anuario
Swedish:	årsbok
Turkish:	yıllık

annual2 [ˈӕnjuəl] noun

a plant that lives for only one year

Arabic:	نَبات سَنَوي
Chinese (Simplified):	一年生植物
Chinese (Traditional):	一年生植物
Czech:	jednoletá rostlina
Danish:	étårig
Dutch:	a aa anjarige plant
Estonian:	üheaastane taim
Finnish:	yksivuotinen kasvi
French:	plante annuelle
German:	einjährige Pflanze
Greek:	μονοετές φυτό
Hungarian:	egynyári növény
Icelandic:	einær
Indonesian:	tahunan
Italian:	pianta annua*

Japanese:	一年生の植物
Korean:	1년생 식물
Latvian:	viengadīgs augs
Lithuanian:	vienmetis augalas
Norwegian:	ettårig plante
Polish:	roślina jednoroczna
Portuguese (Brazil):	planta anual
Portuguese (Portugal):	anual
Romanian:	plantă care trăieşte un singur an
Russian:	однолетнее растение
Slovak:	letnička
Slovenian:	enoletnica
Spanish:	planta anual
Swedish:	ettårig växt
Turkish:	bir yıl ömrü olan bitki

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Adjective Completing a life cycle in one growing season.

Noun An annual plant. Annuals germinate, blossom, produce seed, and die in one growing season. They are common in environments with short growing seasons. Most desert plants are annuals, germinating and flowering after rainfall. Many common weeds, wild flowers, garden flowers, and vegetables are annuals. Examples of annuals include tomatoes, corn, wheat, sunflowers, petunias, and zinnias. Compare biennial , perennial.

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Annual

An event that occurs once a year.

Investopedia Commentary

Annual reports are issued once every 12 months.

Also referred to as "yearly."

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Annual

An"nals\, n. pl. [L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual.]

1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened. "Annals the revolution." --Macaulay. "The annals of our religion." --Rogers.

2. Historical records; chronicles; history.

The short and simple annals of the poor. --Gray.

It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. --Burke.

3. sing. The record of a single event or item. "In deathless annal." --Young.

4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science."

Syn: History. See History.

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Annual

An"nu*al\ (?; 135), a. [OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. Annals.]

1. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.

The annual overflowing of the river [Nile]. --Ray.

2. Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth.

A thousand pound a year, annual support. --Shak.

2. Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets. --Bacon.

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