What does ANNIVERSARY mean?
Definitions for ANNIVERSARY
ˌæn əˈvɜr sə rian·niver·sa·ry
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word ANNIVERSARY.
Princeton's WordNet
anniversary, day of remembrancenoun
the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
Wiktionary
anniversarynoun
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.
anniversarynoun
A day subsequent in time to a given event by some (especially significant) factor other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).
anniversarynoun
Such, where the event is a wedding.
We are celebrating our tenth anniversary today.
Etymology: From the Latin adjective anniversarius, "returning yearly", from vertere, "to turn", + annus, "year".
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Anniversaryadjective
Returning with the revolution of the year; annual; yearly.
Etymology: anniversarius, Lat.
The heaven whirled about with admirable celerity, most constantly finishing its anniversary vicissitudes. John Ray.
They deny giving any worship to a creature, as inconsistent with christianity; but confess the honour and esteem for the martyrs, which they expressed by keeping their anniversary days, and recommending their example. Edward Stillingfleet, Defence.
Anniversarynoun
Etymology: anniversarius, Lat.
For encouragement to follow the example of martyrs, the primitive christians met at the places of their martyrdom, to praise God for them, and to observe the anniversary of their sufferings. Edward Stillingfleet, Defence of Disc. on Romish Idolatry.
John Donne had never seen Mrs. Drury, whom he has made immortal in his admirable anniversaries. Dryden.
Wikipedia
Anniversary
Anniversary is a song by American R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!. It was released on September 14, 1993, as the second single from their studio album Sons of Soul (1993). The song was produced by Tony! Toni! Toné! and written by group member Raphael Wiggins and keyboardist Carl Wheeler. The bolero-like slow jam features lush strings and moody violin, and is about a mature, lasting love, with lyrics that bestow warmth and respect upon a female subject. The song became a hit for Tony! Toni! Toné!, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number two on the Hot R&B Singles chart. It was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 copies in the United States. "Anniversary" was well received by music critics, including Robert Christgau, who named it the 13th best song of 1993. It earned the group Grammy Award nominations for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals in 1994.
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anniversary
An anniversary is a date that is remembered or celebrated because a special or notable event occurred on that date in a previous year. Anniversaries can mark various occasions such as weddings, founding of organizations, historical events, or personal milestones.
Webster Dictionary
Anniversaryadjective
returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast
Anniversarynoun
the annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
Anniversarynoun
the day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope
Anniversarynoun
the celebration which takes place on an anniversary day
Etymology: [L. anniversarius; annus year + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.]
Wikidata
Anniversary
An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same date of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event. The word was first used for Catholic feasts to commemorate saints.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Anniversary
an-ni-vėrs′ar-i, adj. returning or happening every year: annual.—n. the day of the year on which an event happened or is celebrated: the celebration proper to such, esp. a mass or religious service. [L. anniversarius; annus, a year, and vertĕre, versum, to turn.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ANNIVERSARY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4468
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ANNIVERSARY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4350
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'ANNIVERSARY' in Nouns Frequency: #1748
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of ANNIVERSARY in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of ANNIVERSARY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of ANNIVERSARY in a Sentence
Happy anniversary, my love. I can't wait to see you again, i promise I will come back home, that I won't prioritize the summit over my safety.
The discovery of the Musashi was really a nice surprise, it was as if the spirits of her crew members who sank with her were telling us to remember them for the 70th anniversary.
It’s unfortunate because we’re coming up in the 20th anniversary, there are a lot of young people who have no living memory of 9/11 … When you have all these comparisons and analogies, which are inflated and ridiculous, it minimizes what actually happened, and that’s what’s happening here. It’s a deliberate ploy.
Apparently, we're to help our adversaries ring in the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by gift-wrapping the country and handing it right back to them.
I know that for many people, this anniversary unearths old wounds, but it's also a healing process, the pain never goes away, but it helps to know that loved ones who were lost are being remembered.
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- herdenkingAfrikaans
- عيد سنويArabic
- ildönümüAzerbaijani
- юбілей, гадавінаBelarusian
- годишнина, юбилейBulgarian
- výročíCzech
- Jahrestag, HochzeitstagGerman
- επέτειος γάμου, επέτειοςGreek
- jubileo, datrevenoEsperanto
- aniversarioSpanish
- aastapäevEstonian
- urteurrenaBasque
- vuosipäivä, hääpäiväFinnish
- anniversaire de mariage, anniversaireFrench
- cothrom an laeIrish
- cuimhneachan bliadhnailScottish Gaelic
- सालगिरहHindi
- anivèsè nesansHaitian Creole
- évfordulóHungarian
- տարեդարձ, հոբելյանArmenian
- dánarafmæli, ártíð, dánardægur, brúðkaupsafmæli, afmæliIcelandic
- anniversarioItalian
- 記念日, 周年, 結婚記念日Japanese
- დაბადების დღეGeorgian
- ថ្ងៃខួបKhmer
- ವಾರ್ಷಿಕೋತ್ಸವKannada
- 기념일Korean
- یادKurdish
- natalisLatin
- ຄົບຮອບ, ວັນຄົບຮອບປີເກີດLao
- jubiliejusLithuanian
- gadadienaLatvian
- huritauMāori
- годишнинаMacedonian
- ойн баярMongolian
- वाढदिवसMarathi
- anniversarjuMaltese
- နှစ်ပတ်လည်နေ့Burmese
- jubileumDutch
- bryllupsdag, årsdag, jubileumNorwegian
- rocznicaPolish
- bodas, aniversário, [[aniversário]] [[de]] [[casamento]]Portuguese
- aniversareRomanian
- юбилей, годовщинаRussian
- godišnjica, obljetnica, јубилеј, годишњица, jubilejSerbo-Croatian
- výročieSlovak
- obletnicaSlovene
- maadhimisho ya miakaSwahili
- วันฉลอง, วันครบรอบปีThai
- anibersaryoTagalog
- yıl dönümüTurkish
- річниця, ювілейUkrainian
- ngày kỷ niệmVietnamese
- aniviersaireWalloon
- 週年Chinese
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