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1 anniversary
[ænə'və:səri]plural - anniversaries; noun(the day of the year on which something once happened and is remembered: We celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary.) επέτειος -
2 jubilee
['‹u:bili:](a celebration of a special anniversary (especially the 25th, 50th or 60th) of some event, eg the succession of a king or queen: The king celebrated his golden jubilee (= fiftieth anniversary of his succession) last year.) επέτειος, ιωβηλαίο -
3 centenary
[sen'ti:nəri, ]( American[) 'sentəneri](a hundredth anniversary: The firm is celebrating its centenary this year.) εκατονταετηρίδα -
4 tercentenary
[tə:sən'ti:nəri, ]( American also[) tər'sentineri]American also - tercentenaries; noun(a three-hundredth anniversary: This year marks the tercentenary of the birth of one of our greatest poets.) τριακοσιετηρίδα
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Anniversary — An ni*ver sa*ry, a. [L. anniversarius; annus year + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.] Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast. [1913 Webster] {Anniversary day} (R. C. Ch.). See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anniversary day — Anniversary An ni*ver sa*ry, a. [L. anniversarius; annus year + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.] Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast. [1913 Webster] {Anniversary day} (R. C. Ch.). See … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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anniversary — [an΄ə vʉr′sə rē] n. pl. anniversaries [ME anniversarie < ML anniversaria (dies), anniversary (day) < L anniversarius < annus, year + versum, pp. of vertere, to turn: see VERSE] 1. the date on which some event occurred in an earlier year… … English World dictionary
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