anniversary

Meaning

Noun

  • 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.
  • 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).

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Origin

  • From Middle English anniversary, from Medieval Latin anniversāria, anniversārium, from anniversārius, from annus + vertere.

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