anniversary
IPA: ænʌvˈɝsɝi
noun
- 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.
- (especially) Such a day that commemorates a wedding.
- (loosely) 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).
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Examples of "anniversary" in Sentences
- The couple celebrated their anniversary.
- Today is the anniversary of the martyrdom.
- Good Friday is the anniversary of the passion.
- It is the souvenir from the first anniversary.
- Theis year marked the fiftieth anniversary of the college.
- They are about to celebrate their 10th wedding anniversary.
- The serial opened the tenth anniversary year of the series.
- His feast day is on the anniversary of his birthday on May 7.
- The year 2002 marked the 50th anniversary of the publication of the RSV Bible.
- The year of 2007 marked the 90th anniversary of the acquisition of the islands.
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