anniversary

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Synonyms: anniversarily, anniversaire

Antonyms: anniversarily, anniversaire

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|strict}} A day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since a given [[significant]] [[event]] occurred. {{n-g|Often preceded by an [[ordinal number]] indicating the number of years.}} {{defdate|from late 12th or early 13th c.|refn=OED n. and adj.}}
2. {{senseid|en|loose}}{{qualifier|loosely}} A day subsequent in time to a given event by some significant period other than a year {{q|especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question}}. {{defdate|from late 19th c.|refn=OED n. and adj.}}

Adjective

1. {{lb|en|rare|_|after 18th c.}}<!--OED--> [[last|Lasting]] for or [[complete]]d in a [[year]]. {{defdate|from early 17th c.|refn=OED n. and adj.}}
2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{synonym of|en|yearly|t=[[occur]]ring once a [[year]]; [[recur]]ring [[annually]]}}. {{defdate|mid 16th – late 19th c.|refn=OED n. and adj.}}

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|somewhat|rare|_|after 19th c.}}<!--OED--> To [[mark]], [[commemorate]], or [[celebrate]] the [[#Noun|anniversary]] of (something). {{defdate|from mid 19th c.|refn=OED v.}}
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[mark]], [[commemorate]], or [[celebrate]] an [[#Noun|anniversary]], especially a [[wedding]] anniversary. {{defdate|from late 19th c.|refn=OED v.}}
3. {{lb|en|transitive|business|originally|and|chiefly|US}}<!--OED--> To [[pass]] the [[#Noun|anniversary]] of (something), in the context of a [[company]]’s [[yearly]] [[financial]] [[report]]. {{defdate|from 1990s|refn=OED v.}}

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