ANNIVERSARY

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.

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anniversary

Noun

  1. 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.
  2. 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).
  3. Such, where the event is a wedding.
    We are celebrating our tenth anniversary today.


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