Anniversary

/ˌæn.ɪˈvɜː.s(ə.)ɹi/ · noun

Meaning

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..

Definitions by Sense

1. 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.
2. (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).

Example Sentences

Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war.

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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• anniversaries

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