anniversary

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/]

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1. anniversary (noun) — sense 1

Definition: A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.

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

2. anniversary (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given significant event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years.: Such a day that commemorates a wedding.

Example: We are celebrating our tenth anniversary today.

3. anniversary (noun) — sense 3

Definition: A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).

Example: The occasion was the six-month anniversary of the Aug. 8 coup that brought General Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores to power.

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