anniversary  

EN[ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi] [ˌænɪˈvɝs(ə)ɹi] [ˌænəˈvɝs(ə)ɹi]
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Definition of anniversary in English Dictionary

• NomPLanniversariesSUF-ary+-
  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.
     1. Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war.
  2. (loosely) 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. (more specifically) Such, where the event is a wedding.
     1. We are celebrating our tenth anniversary today.
• Plus d'exemples
  1. Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
     • For our anniversary we went back to the same spot where we first met.
     • New York Times Mr. Bush has been marking the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11 with a series of speeches about terrorism that culminated with his televised address last night.
  2. Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
     • My husband treated me to a Paris holiday for our anniversary.
     • I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.

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Other Vocabulary

1. en anniversal
2. en anniversall
3. fr anniversaire
4. en anniversarily
5. en adversary