anniversary

CEFRB1

/ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The yearly date when an important event happened.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    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).

Examples

  • We held a party in honor of the 20th anniversary of our company.

  • On the anniversary of his wife’s death

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /-ɾi/
  • /ˌanɪˈveːs(ə)ɹi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. 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.

  2. Such a day that commemorates a wedding.

More examples

In context

  • We celebrated the centenary anniversary day.

  • Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war.

  • We are celebrating our tenth anniversary today.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English anniversary, from Medieval Latin anniversāria (diēs), anniversārium, from anniversārius (“yearly”), from annus (“year”) + versus, past participle of vertere (“to turn”).