anniversary
Meaning
- A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
- (especially) A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.
- (broadly) A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).
Synonyms
day of remembrance
diamond anniversary
whole year
breaktrough
yearly celebration
jubilee pattern
commemoration day
diamond wedding
ephemeris
memorial day
Translations
anniversaire
aniversario
anniversario
Jahrestag
aniversário
επέτειος
verjaardagFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English anniversary, from Medieval Latin anniversāria (diēs), anniversārium, from anniversārius (“yearly”), from annus (“year”) + versus, past participle of vertere (“to turn”).
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