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Definition of Anniversary

1. Noun. The date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it).

Definition of Anniversary

1. a. Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast.

2. n. The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Definition of Anniversary

1. Noun. Of a significant event, a day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since the event occurred. Often preceded by an ordinal number indicating the number of years that have elapsed since the event. ¹

2. Noun. (qualifier loosely) A day subsequent in time to a given event by some (especially significant) factor other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question). ¹

3. Noun. (context: more specifically) Such, where the event is a wedding. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anniversary

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Medical Definition of Anniversary

1. Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast. Anniversary day . See Anniversary. Anniversary week, that week in the year in which the annual meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in Boston and new York. Origin: L. Anniversarius; annus year + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. Anniversaire. Origin: Cf. F. Anniversaire. 1. The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. 2. The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope. 3. The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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