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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
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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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.]Anniversary
An`ni*ver"sa*ry\, n.; pl. Anniversaries. [Cf. F. anniversaire.]1. The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. 2. (R. C. Ch.) The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope. 3. The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day. --Dryden.
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Language Translation for : anniversary
Spanish:
aniversario,
German:
der Jahrestag,
Japanese:
記念日
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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