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an⋅ni⋅ver⋅sa⋅ry

  [an-uh-vur-suh-ree] noun, plural -ries, adjective
–noun
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.
–adjective
4. returning or recurring each year; annual.
5. pertaining to an anniversary: an anniversary gift. Abbreviation: anniv.
Origin:
1200–50; ME anniversarie (< AF) < ML (diēs) 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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