Anniversary Definition
ănə-vûrsə-rē
anniversaries
noun
anniversaries
The annually recurring date of a past event, as of personal or historical importance.
A wedding anniversary; the anniversary of the founding of Rome.
American Heritage
The annually recurring date on which some event took place.
Webster's New World
A date that follows a certain event by a specified amount of time.
His six-month anniversary of quitting smoking.
American Heritage
The commemoration of such an event on that date in following years.
Webster's New World
An event at which an anniversary is celebrated.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- quincentennial
- quincentenary
- holi
- dewali
- day of remembrance
- recurrence
- commemoration
- celebration
- festival
- fiesta
- jubilee
- yearly commemoration
- red-letter-day
- tricentennial
- tercentenary
adjective
That is an anniversary.
Webster's New World
Of or connected with an anniversary.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
Other Word Forms of Anniversary
Noun
Singular:
anniversary
Plural:
anniversariesOrigin of Anniversary
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Middle English anniversarie from Medieval Latin (diēs) anniversāria anniversary (day) from Latin feminine of anniversārius returning yearly annus year at- in Indo-European roots versus past participle of vertere to turn wer-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From the Latin adjective anniversarius (“returning yearly”), from vertere (“to turn”), + annus (“year”).
From Wiktionary
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