anniversary definition dictionary
B1 the day on which an important event happened in a previous year: We always celebrate our wedding anniversary with dinner in an expensive restaurant. Tomorrow is the 30th anniversary of the revolution. More examples. We are planning a dinner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the company. anniversary - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) day of remembrance. day - a day assigned to a particular purpose or observance; Mother's Day. birthday - an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it) anniversary (plural anniversaries) 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. Today is the fiftieth anniversary of the end of the war. an·ni·ver·sa·ry. (ăn′ə-vûr′sə-rē) n. pl. an·ni·ver·sa·ries. 1. The annually recurring date of a past event, as of personal or historical importance: a wedding anniversary; the anniversary of the founding of Rome. Definition of anniversary. plural. anniversaries. 1 : the annual recurrence of a date marking a notable event a wedding anniversary; 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 accident. 2 : the celebration of an anniversary. › a day when we remember or celebrate something important that happened on that day in a previous year: To celebrate our wedding anniversary, we gave a big party. (Definition of “anniversary” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) More examples. 1  We are planning a dinner to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the company. 2  Tomorrow's parade will mark the 50th anniversary of the battle. 3  We went for a slap-up meal on our wedding anniversary.  It was their 25th wedding anniversary last week. An anniversary marks the date on which an event happened — a five-year wedding anniversary occurs exactly five years after a wedding. When someone refers to our anniversary, they are typically talking about the day they were married. News organizations regularly recognize the anniversaries of important people's births and deaths, plus anniversaries of significant news events and national tragedies, like Sept. 11 2001 or Dec. 7, 1941. 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) anniversary (plural anniversaries) 1  Of a significant event, a day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since the event occurred. ( 2 loosely) 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).
The date on which an event occurred in some previous year.