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annual

an·nual

UK/ˈæn.ju.əl/ US/ˈæn.jəl/ fairly common
adjective (2) noun (2)

adjective

1.

occurring or payable every year

  • “an annual trip to Paris”
  • “yearly medical examinations”
  • “annual (or yearly) income”
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2.

completing its life cycle within a year

  • “a border of annual flowering plants”
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noun

1.

a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year

2.

a reference book that is published regularly once every year

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Origin

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.

Phrases

  • annual aberration
  • annual accounts
  • annual general meeting
  • annual leave
  • annual meadow grass
  • annual mercury
  • annual report
  • annual ring

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