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an·ni·ver·sa·ry
\ˌanəˈvərs(ə)rē, -və̄s-, -vəis-, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English anniversarie, from Medieval Latin anniversaria, anniversarium, from feminine & neuter of Latin anniversarius, from annus year + versus (past participle of vertere to turn) + -arius -ary — more at annual, worth
1.
a. : the annual recurrence of a date marking an event or occurrence of notable importance
< the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence >
< the anniversary of the founding of a publishing house >
< a wedding anniversary >
b. : the celebration or commemoration of an anniversary
2. Roman Catholicism : a mass said periodically for the soul of someone deceased |