Annus Mirabilis Definition

mĭ-răbə-lĭs
anni-mirabiles, annus-mirabilis
noun
A year notable for disasters or wonders; a fateful year.
American Heritage
A year regarded as pivotal, crucial, etc.
Webster's New World

Any given year that undergoes a multitude of significant and fateful events, be they disasters or successes.

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Other Word Forms of Annus Mirabilis

Noun

Singular:
annus mirabilis
Plural:
anni-mirabiles

Origin of Annus Mirabilis

  • From Latin annus (“year”) + mirabilis (“miraculous”).From the title of a poem by John Dryden that commemorates the 'year' June 1665-September 1666, during which occurred several momentous events, beginning with a decisive English victory at the Battle of Lowestoft and ending with the Great Fire of London.

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin annus mīrābilis Latin annus year Latin mīrābilis wondrous

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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