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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryan·ni·ver·sa·ry \ˌa-nə-ˈvərs-rē, -ˈvər-sə-\ noun (plural -ries) ETYMOLOGY Middle English anniversarie, from Medieval Latin anniversarium, from Latin, neuter of anniversarius returning annually, from annus year + versus, past participle of vertere to turn — more at annual, worth DATE 13th century1. the annual recurrence of a date marking a notable event; broadly : a date that follows such an event by a specified period of time measured in units other than years the 6-month anniversary of the accident2. the celebration of an anniversaryEnglish Etymologyanniversary early 13c., from L. anniversarius "returning annually," from annus (gen. anni) "year" (see annual) + versus, pp. of vertere "to turn" (see versus). The adj. came to be used as a noun in Church L. as anniversaria (dies) in ref. to saints' days.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ anniversaryan·ni·ver·sary / 7Ani5vE:sEri; NAmE -5vE:rs- / noun(pl. -ies) a date that is an exact number of years after the date of an important or special event 周年纪念日: on the anniversary of his wife's death 在他妻子去世的周年忌日 to celebrate your wedding anniversary 庆祝结婚纪念日 the theatre's 25th anniversary celebrations 剧院 25 周年庆祝活动 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishanniversary noun 1 of an important event ADJ. first, second, etc. VERB + ANNIVERSARY celebrate, commemorate, mark They held celebrations to mark the anniversary of Mozart's death. ANNIVERSARY + VERB be, fall The anniversary of the founding of the charity falls on 12th November. PREP. on an/the ~ on the 20th anniversary of his death 2 of a wedding ADJ. first, second, etc. | wedding VERB + ANNIVERSARY celebrate PREP. on sb's ~ He bought her a diamond ring on their tenth wedding anniversary. PHRASES a diamond, golden, silver, etc. wedding anniversaryOLTanniversary noun⇨ birthdayWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedan·ni·ver·sa·ry\ˌanəˈvərs(ə)rē, -və̄s-, -vəis-, -ri\ noun(-es)Usage: often attributiveEtymology: Middle English anniversarie, from Medieval Latin anniversaria, anniversarium, from feminine & neuter of Latin anniversarius, from annus year + versus (past participle of vertere to turn) + -arius -ary — more at annual, worth1. a. : the annual recurrence of a date marking an event or occurrence of notable importance < the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence > < the anniversary of the founding of a publishing house > < a wedding anniversary > b. : the celebration or commemoration of an anniversary2. Roman Catholicism : a mass said periodically for the soul of someone deceased

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