annual

== English == === Etymology === First attested around 1382, borrowed from Late Latin annuālem, annuālis, related to Latin annālis, adjective form of annus (“year”). Used to categorize plants since 1710. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈæn.ju.əl/, /ˈæn.jəl/ (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈæn.ju.əl/ (Wales, Ottawa Valley) IPA(key): /ˈænɪu̯.əl/ (Indic) IPA(key): /ˈanwəl/, /ˈan(j)ʊwəl/ Rhymes: -ænjuəl, -ænjəl === Adjective === annual (not comparable) Happening once every year. an annual general meeting; an annual publication Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual. (botany, of a plant) Having a life cycle that is completed in only one growing season; e.g. beans, corn, marigold. See Annual plant in Wikipedia. Compare biennial, perennial. (entomology) Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies. ==== Synonyms ==== (in senses 1 and 2): yearly ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== biennial perennial ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== per annum === Noun === annual (plural annuals) An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication. (botany) An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial. A medical checkup taking place once a year. (theater) A pantomime taking place once a year. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Chinese == === Etymology === Clipping of English annual leave. === Pronunciation === === Noun === annual (Hong Kong Cantonese) annual leave == Portuguese == === Adjective === annual m or f (plural annuaes) pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of anual == Scots == === Alternative forms === annuall, annwall, annowell, annuail === Pronunciation === (Hawick dialect) IPA(key): /ɑːnwʌull/ === Noun === annual (not comparable) annual.