Anniversary

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 See also

English

Etymology

From the Latin adjective anniversarius, "returning yearly", from vertere, "to turn", + annus, "year".

Noun

Anniversary (plural anniversaries)

1. Of a significant event, a day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since the event occurred; often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years that have elapsed since the event.

   Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war.

2. Specifically, a wedding anniversary.

   We are celebrating our tenth anniversary today.

Translations

day an exact number of years since an event

French: anniversaire m German: Jahrestag m

Italian: anniversario m

wedding anniversary See wedding anniversary

See also

• wedding anniversary
• birthdayfr:anniversary

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