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an⋅ni⋅ver⋅sa⋅ry

  [an-uh-vur-suh-ree] noun, plural -ries, adjective
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–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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an·ni·ver·sa·ry   (ān'ə-vûr'sə-rē)   
n.   pl. an·ni·ver·sa·ries

  1. The annually recurring date of a past event, especially one of historical, national, or personal importance: a wedding anniversary; the anniversary of the founding of Rome.

  2. A celebration commemorating such a date.


[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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Word Origin & History

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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