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an·ni·ver·sa·ry
(ăn′ə-vûr′sə-rē)n. pl. an·ni·ver·sa·ries
1. The annually recurring date of a past event, as of personal or historical importance: a wedding anniversary; the anniversary of the founding of Rome.
2. A date that follows a certain event by a specified amount of time: his six-month anniversary of quitting smoking.
3. An event at which an anniversary is celebrated.
[Middle English anniversarie, from Medieval Latin (diēs) anniversāria, anniversary (day), from Latin, feminine of anniversārius, returning yearly : annus, year; see at- in Indo-European roots + versus, past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
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anniversary
(ˌænɪˈvɜːsərɪ)n, pl -ries
1. the date on which an event occurred in some previous year: a wedding anniversary.
2. the celebration of this
adj
3. of or relating to an anniversary
4. recurring every year, esp on the same date
[C13: from Latin anniversārius returning every year, from annus year + vertere to turn]
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an•ni•ver•sa•ry
(ˌæn əˈvɜr sə ri)n., pl. -ries,
adj. n.
1. the yearly recurrence of the date of a past event.
2. the celebration or commemoration of such a date.
3. a wedding anniversary.
adj. 4. returning or recurring each year; annual.
5. of or pertaining to an anniversary.
[1200–50; Middle English anniversarie (< Anglo-French) < Medieval Latin (diēs)anniversāria anniversary (day), Latin anniversārius recurring yearly =anni-, comb. form of annus year + vers(us), past participle of vertere to turn + -ārius -ary]
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anniversary
– birthday1. 'anniversary'
An anniversary is a date when you remember something special that happened on that date in an earlier year.
It's our wedding anniversary today.
They celebrated the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth.
2. 'birthday'
Don't refer to the anniversary of the date when you were born as your 'anniversary'. You call it your birthday.
On my twelfth birthday I received a letter from my father.
It was 10 December, my daughter's birthday.
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| Noun | 1. |  anniversary - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)day - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; "Mother's Day" birthday - an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it) jubilee - a special anniversary (or the celebration of it) wedding anniversary - the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it) semicentenary, semicentennial - the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it) centenary, centennial - the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) sesquicentennial - the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it) bicentenary, bicentennial - the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) quatercentenary, quatercentennial - the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it) quincentenary, quincentennial - the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it) millenary, millennium - the 1000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) bimillenary, bimillennium - the 2000th anniversary (or the celebration of it) |
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anniversary
noun jubilee, remembrance, commemoration the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ho Chi Minh
Anniversaries
| Year | Traditional | Modern |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paper | Clocks |
| 2nd | Cotton | China |
| 3rd | Leather | Crystal, glass |
| 4th | Linen (silk) | Electrical appliances |
| 5th | Wood | Silverware |
| 6th | Iron | Wood |
| 7th | Wool (copper) | Desk sets |
| 8th | Bronze | Linen, lace |
| 9th | Pottery (china) | Leather |
| 10th | Tin (aluminium) | Diamond jewellery |
| 11th | Steel | Fashion jewellery, accessories |
| 12th | Silk | Pearls or coloured gems |
| 13th | Lace | Textile, furs |
| 14th | Ivory | Gold jewellery |
| 15th | Crystal | Watches |
| 20th | China | Platinum |
| 25th | Silver | Sterling silver |
| 30th | Pearl | Diamond |
| 35th | Coral (jade) | Jade |
| 40th | Ruby | |
| 45th | Sapphire | |
| 50th | Gold | |
| 55th | Emerald | |
| 60th | Diamond |
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Translations
ذِكْرَى سَنَوِيَّةذِكْرى سَنَوِيَّهعيد
výročí
årsdagjubilæum
hääpäivävuosipäivä
godišnjicajubilejobljetnica
évforduló
afmæli
記念日
기념일
metinės
gadadiena
výročie
obletnica
godišnjica
årsdag
การฉลองครบรอบปี
yıl dönümüyıldönümü
ngày kỷ niệm
anniversary
[ˌænɪˈvɜːsərɪ] N → aniversario mwedding anniversary → aniversario m de bodas
golden/silver wedding anniversary → bodas fpl de oro/plata
the Góngora anniversary dinner → el banquete para festejar el aniversario de Góngora
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
anniversary
[ˌænɪˈvɜːrsəri] n
[event] → anniversaire m
the anniversary of sth → l'anniversaire de qch
the thirtieth anniversary of sth → le trentième anniversaire de qch
the anniversary of sth → l'anniversaire de qch
the thirtieth anniversary of sth → le trentième anniversaire de qch
(also wedding anniversary) → anniversaire m de mariage
modif
(= commemorative) [celebration, year] → commémoratif/ive, anniversaire; [party, dinner, concert] → commémoratif/ive, anniversaire
(for wedding anniversary) [card, present] → d'anniversaire de mariage
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
anniversary
n → Jahrestag m; (= wedding anniversary) → Hochzeitstag m; anniversary celebrations → Feiern pl → anlässlich eines Jahrestages/Hochzeitstages; anniversary dinner/gift → (Fest)essen nt → /Geschenk nt → zum Jahrestag/Hochzeitstag; the anniversary of his death → sein Todestag m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
anniversary
[ˌænɪˈvɜːs/ərɪ]1. n → anniversario
2. adj anniversary celebration → celebrazione f dell'anniversario
anniversary dinner → pranzo per l'anniversario, cena commemorativa
anniversary dinner → pranzo per l'anniversario, cena commemorativa
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
anniversary
(ӕnəˈvəːsəri) – plural anniˈversaries – noun the day of the year on which something once happened and is remembered. We celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
anniversary
→ ذِكْرَى سَنَوِيَّة výročí jubilæum Jahrestag επέτειος aniversario vuosipäivä anniversaire godišnjica anniversario 記念日 기념일 verjaardag jubileum rocznica aniversário годовщина årsdag การฉลองครบรอบปี yıl dönümü ngày kỷ niệm 周年纪念Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009