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yu 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.
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Origin:
1350–1400; < Late Latin annuālis, equivalent to Latin annu(us) yearly (derivative of annus circuit of the sun, year) + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English annuel < Anglo-French < Latin
1350–1400; < Late Latin annuālis, equivalent to Latin annu(us) yearly (derivative of annus circuit of the sun, year) + -ālis -al1; replacing Middle English annuel < Anglo-French < Latin
Related forms
an·nu·al·ly, adverb
in·ter·an·nu·al, adjective
in·ter·an·nu·al·ly, adverb
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| —adj | |
| 1. | occurring, done, etc, once a year or every year; yearly: an annual income |
| 2. | lasting for a year: an annual subscription |
| —n | |
| 3. | perennial Compare biennial a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year |
| 4. | a book, magazine, etc, published once every year |
| [C14: from Late Latin annuālis, from Latin annuus yearly, from annus year] | |
| 'annually | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
annual
late 14c., from O.Fr. annuel, 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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Science Dictionary
annual  (ān'y -əl) Pronunciation Key
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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