anniversary
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/ˌæn.ɪˈvɜː.s(ə.)ɹi/
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/ˌæn.ɪˈvɜː.s(ə.)ɹi/ · /ˌæn.ɪˈvɝ.s(ə.)ɹi/ · /ˌæn.əˈvɝ.s(ə.)ɹi/
Definition of anniversary
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.
“Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war.”
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noun
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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.
“Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war.”
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(especially)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.
“We are celebrating our tenth anniversary today.”
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(broadly)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).
“The occasion was the six-month anniversary of the Aug. 8 coup that brought General Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores to power.”
“In a thinly veiled threat to Saddam Hussein, President George Bush marked the six-month anniversary of September 11th by reiterating America's commitment to prevent rogue countries obtaining weapons of mass destruction.”
“Jonathon proposed to his [Jess's] mom on their three-month anniversary of meeting and married her on their fourth.”
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Etymology
From Middle English anniversary, from Medieval Latin anniversāria (diēs), anniversārium, from anniversārius (“yearly”), from annus (“year”) + versus, past participle of vertere (“to turn”).
Words you can make from anniversary
200+ playable · top: AVIARY (12 pts)
Best play aviary 12 points8-letter words
3 words7-letter words
11 words6-letter words
50 words- VINERY 12 pts
- AIVERS 9 pts
- ARIARY 9 pts
- ARRAYS 9 pts
- ARRIVE 9 pts
- AVIANS 9 pts
- INVARS 9 pts
- NAIVER 9 pts
- NAIVES 9 pts
- NAVARS 9 pts
- NAVIES 9 pts
- RAVENS 9 pts
- RAVERS 9 pts
- RAVIER 9 pts
- RAVINE 9 pts
- RAVINS 9 pts
- RESINY 9 pts
- RIVERS 9 pts
- SAVINE 9 pts
- SENARY 9 pts
- VAINER 9 pts
- VANNER 9 pts
- VARIAS 9 pts
- VARIER 9 pts
- VARIES 9 pts
- VARNAS 9 pts
- VENINS 9 pts
- VERSIN 9 pts
- YARNER 9 pts
- YEARNS 9 pts
- AIRERS 6 pts
- ANEARS 6 pts
- ARENAS 6 pts
- ARISEN 6 pts
- ARSINE 6 pts
- INANER 6 pts
- INANES 6 pts
- INNERS 6 pts
- INSANE 6 pts
- NAIRAS 6 pts
- NARINE 6 pts
- NINERS 6 pts
- RAISER 6 pts
- RENINS 6 pts
- RINSER 6 pts
- SARNIE 6 pts
- SIENNA 6 pts
- SIERRA 6 pts
- SINNER 6 pts
- SNARER 6 pts
5-letter words
96 words- NERVY 11 pts
- RAVEY 11 pts
- VEINY 11 pts
- AIVER 8 pts
- ARRAY 8 pts
- AVENS 8 pts
- AVERS 8 pts
- AVIAN 8 pts
- AYINS 8 pts
- EYRAS 8 pts
- EYRIR 8 pts
- INVAR 8 pts
- NAEVI 8 pts
- NAIVE 8 pts
- NAVAR 8 pts
- NAVES 8 pts
- RAINY 8 pts
- RAVEN 8 pts
- RAVER 8 pts
- RAVES 8 pts
- RAVIN 8 pts
- RAYAS 8 pts
- RESAY 8 pts
- RIVEN 8 pts
- RIVER 8 pts
- RIVES 8 pts
- SAVER 8 pts
- SAVIN 8 pts
- SAYER 8 pts
- SERRY 8 pts
- SIVER 8 pts
- SYREN 8 pts
- VAIRS 8 pts
- VANES 8 pts
- VARAS 8 pts
- VARIA 8 pts
- VARNA 8 pts
- VEINS 8 pts
- VENIN 8 pts
- VIERS 8 pts
- VINAS 8 pts
- VINES 8 pts
- VIRES 8 pts
- YARER 8 pts
- YARNS 8 pts
- YEANS 8 pts
- YEARN 8 pts
- YEARS 8 pts
- YIRRS 8 pts
- AIRER 5 pts
- AIRNS 5 pts
- ANEAR 5 pts
- ANISE 5 pts
- ANNAS 5 pts
- ANSAE 5 pts
- AREAS 5 pts
- ARENA 5 pts
- ARIAS 5 pts
- ARISE 5 pts
- ARRAS 5 pts
- ARRIS 5 pts
- EARNS 5 pts
- INANE 5 pts
- INNER 5 pts
- NAANS 5 pts
- NAIRA 5 pts
- NANAS 5 pts
- NARES 5 pts
- NARIS 5 pts
- NEARS 5 pts
- NINER 5 pts
- NINES 5 pts
- RAIAS 5 pts
- RAINS 5 pts
- RAISE 5 pts
- RANIS 5 pts
- RARES 5 pts
- RASER 5 pts
- REAIS 5 pts
- REARS 5 pts
- REINS 5 pts
- RENIN 5 pts
- RERAN 5 pts
- RESIN 5 pts
- RINSE 5 pts
- RISEN 5 pts
- RISER 5 pts
- SANER 5 pts
- SARAN 5 pts
- SARIN 5 pts
- SENNA 5 pts
- SERAI 5 pts
- SERIN 5 pts
- SIREN 5 pts
- SIRRA 5 pts
- SNARE 5 pts
4-letter words
39 words- ENVY 10 pts
- AERY 7 pts
- AIRY 7 pts
- AVER 7 pts
- AVES 7 pts
- AYES 7 pts
- AYIN 7 pts
- EASY 7 pts
- EYAS 7 pts
- EYRA 7 pts
- NARY 7 pts
- NAVE 7 pts
- NAVS 7 pts
- AINS 4 pts
- AIRN 4 pts
- AIRS 4 pts
- ANAS 4 pts
- ANES 4 pts
- ANIS 4 pts
- ANNA 4 pts
- ANSA 4 pts
- AREA 4 pts
- ARES 4 pts
- ARIA 4 pts
- ARIE 4 pts
- ARSE 4 pts
- ASEA 4 pts
- EARN 4 pts
- EARS 4 pts
- ERAS 4 pts
- ERNS 4 pts
- ERRS 4 pts
- INNS 4 pts
- IRES 4 pts
- NAAN 4 pts
- NAES 4 pts
- NANA 4 pts
- NANS 4 pts
- NARE 4 pts
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