annual

Senso (Inglese)

Adj

1. Happening once every year.
2. Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.
3. Having a life cycle that is completed in only one growing season; e.g. beans, corn, marigold. See Annual plant in Wikipedia. Compare biennial, perennial.
4. Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies.

Noun

1. An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.
2. An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial.
3. A medical checkup taking place once a year.
4. A pantomime taking place once a year.

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈæn.ju.əl/

Etimologia (Inglese)

First attested around 1382, borrowed from Late Latin annuālem, annuālis, related to Latin annālis, adjective form of annus (“year”). Used to categorize plants since 1710.

Frasi

The school has an annual drama performance .

La scuola ha una performance drammatica annuale.

The main religious annual celebrations are in September , after Michael Archangel .

Le principali celebrazioni annuali religiose sono a settembre, dopo Michael Arcangel.