anniversary

  • 11anniversary — n. 1) to celebrate, commemorate, mark, reach an anniversary 2) a wedding anniversary 3) a diamond; golden; silver anniversary 4) on an anniversary (on their tenth wedding anniversary) * * * [ˌænɪ vɜːs(ə)rɪ] commemorate mark golden reach an… …

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  • 12anniversary — /an euh verr seuh ree/, n., pl. anniversaries, adj. n. 1. the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event: the tenth anniversary of their marriage. 2. the celebration or commemoration of such a date. 3. See wedding anniversary. adj. 4.… …

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  • 13anniversary */*/ — UK [ˌænɪˈvɜː(r)s(ə)rɪ] / US [ˌænɪˈvɜrs(ə)rɪ] noun [countable] Word forms anniversary : singular anniversary plural anniversaries a date when you celebrate something that happened in a previous year that is important to you our second wedding… …

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  • 14Anniversary EP — Infobox Album Name = Anniversary Type = EP Artist = Jebediah Background = Yellow Released = 2005 06 20 Recorded = May 2005 Genre = Alternative Length = 21:55 Label = Redline Records Producer = Jebediah and Dave Parkin Reviews = Last album =… …

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  • 15anniversary — Synonyms and related words: Admission Day, Arbor Day, Armed Forces Day, Armistice Day, Army Day, Bastille Day, Colorado Day, Constitution Day, Decoration Day, Dewali, Discovery Day, Double Ten, Easter Monday, Election Day, Empire Day, Evacuation… …

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  • 16anniversary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. jubilee (See regularity). II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. yearly, recurrent, once a year; see annual . n. Syn. commemoration (of a past event), yearly celebration, wedding anniversary, birthday, birth… …

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  • 17anniversary — an|ni|ver|sa|ry [ˌænıˈvə:səri US ə:r ] n plural anniversaries [Date: 1200 1300; : Medieval Latin; Origin: anniversarium, from Latin anniversarius returning each year , from annus ( ANNUAL1) + vertere to turn ] a date on which something special or …

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  • 18anniversary — an•ni•ver•sa•ry [[t]ˌæn əˈvɜr sə ri[/t]] n. pl. ries, adj. 1) the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event 2) the celebration or commemoration of such a date 3) a wedding anniversary 4) returning or recurring each year; annual 5) of or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 19anniversary — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English anniversarie, from Medieval Latin anniversarium, from Latin, neuter of anniversarius returning annually, from annus year + versus, past participle of vertere to turn more at annual, worth Date: 13th… …

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  • 20anniversary — noun a) 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… …

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