anniversary

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English anniversary, from Medieval Latin anniversāria (diēs), anniversārium, from anniversārius (“yearly”), from annus (“year”) + versus, past participle of vertere (“to turn”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA(key): /ˌænɪˈvɜːs(ə)ɹi/ (Standard Southern British) IPA(key): /ˌanɪˈvəːs(ə)ɹi/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌænɪˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/, /ˌænəˈvɝs(ə)ɹi/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˌɛnɪˈvøːs(ə)ɾi/ (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˌanɪˈvɛɾs(ə)ɾe/, /-ɾɪ/, /-ɾi/ (Wales) IPA(key): /ˌanɪˈvøːs(ə)ɾi/ (Liverpool, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˌanɪˈveːs(ə)ɹi/ (Humberside, Teesside, fair–fur merger) IPA(key): /ˌanɪˈvɛːs(ə)ɹi/ === Noun === anniversary (plural anniversaries) 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). ==== Usage notes ==== Despite the loose usage, phrases with an ordinal number preceding "anniversary" are typically understood as being in years. For example, "4th anniversary" or "fourth anniversary" is understood as being four years after the event being remembered. ==== Synonyms ==== anniv (abbreviation) yearday; yeartide (rare, nonstandard) ==== Hyponyms ==== birthday, Christmas deathday, saint's day, year's mind, twelvemonth's mind, yearday coronation day, jubilee, decennalia, vicennalia, tricennalia yahrzeit ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Tok Pisin: aniveseri ==== Translations ====