anniversary

noun

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).

Roots

annusann- · Latin · year verto-vers · Latin · turn

Synonyms for anniversary

quincentenaryn birthdayn tercentennialn tercentenaryn sesquicentennialn bicentennialadj bicentenaryn jubileen celebrationn commemorationn centenaryadj centennialadj solemnizationn decennial

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Where does anniversary come from?

The word anniversary breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: ann-, from Latin annus (“year”); and -vers, from Latin verto (“turn”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.