Definition of anniversary Anniversary

/æˌnʌvɚˈsɚi/ - [anuverseree] - an•ni•ver•sa•ry

We found 12 definitions of anniversary from 7 different sources.

What does anniversary mean?

Noun Plural: anniversaries
anniversary - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
		day of remembrance
		day United States writer best known for his autobiographical works (1874-1935)
		birthday an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
		jubilee a special anniversary (or the celebration of it)
		wedding anniversary the anniversary of the day on which you were married (or the celebration of it)
		semicentenary, semicentennial the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
		centenary, centennial the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
		sesquicentennial the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
		bicentenary, bicentennial the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
		tercentenary, tercentennial, triennial the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
		quatercentenary, quatercentennial the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
		quincentenary, quincentennial the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
		millenary, millennium a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years)

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anniversary (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.
anniversary (Noun)
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.
anniversary (Noun)
Such, where the event is a wedding.

anniversary (a.)
Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast.
anniversary (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.
anniversary (n.)
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.
anniversary (n.)
The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day.

anniversary
an-ni-vėrs′ar-i, adj. returning or happening every year: annual.—n. the day of the year on which an event happened or is celebrated: the celebration proper to such, esp. a mass or religious service. [L. anniversarius; annus, a year, and vertĕre, versum, to turn.]

An anniversary is a day that celebrates an event that happened on the same day and month, but in a past year. For example, a birthday is an anniversary.