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| an·ni·ver·sa·ry [ ànnə vúrssəree ] (plural an·ni·ver·sa·ries) |
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1. annual observation of past event: a date that is observed on an annual basis because it is the same date as an important event in a past year, e.g. the date of somebody's wedding
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2. annual ritual: a celebration or other commemorative ritual marking the date of an important event
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| [13th century. Directly or via French anniversaire< medieval Latin anniversarium< Latin anniversarius "returning yearly" < annus "year" + versus, past participle of vertere "turn"] |
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