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单词 anniversal
释义

anniversaln.adj.

Brit. /ˌanᵻˈvəːsl/, U.S. /ˌænəˈvərs(ə)l/
Forms: 1600s anniversall, 1700s– anniversal.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin anniversalis, anniversārius.
Etymology: < post-classical Latin anniversalis annual, recurring each year (c400 in Augustine), alteration (with suffix substitution; compare -al suffix1) of classical Latin anniversārius anniversary adj. With use as noun compare anniverse n., anniversary n.
rare.
A. n.
An anniversary; (chiefly) spec. the annual occurrence of a noteworthy date (cf. anniversary n. 2a).In quot. 1635: an annual commemoration of the day of a person's death or funeral (cf. anniversary n. 1b).
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun]
anniversaryc1230
year's daya1393
year-day1431
birthday1556
anniversary day1567
anniverse1618
anniversal1635
anni1890
1635 R. Brathwait Anniv. upon Panarete Continued sig. A2 For wee an Anniversall meane to reare In honour of her vertues ev'ry yeare.
1796 J. Birdlake Sea i. 27 This anniversal of the happy year Since first our hands were join'd.
1980 Personal Banker (Nexis) 8 Sept. (Personal Interest) 12 The..dinner not only marks the 25th anniversal for Mr. Gabriel in the banking profession, but is also the 25th birthday of the chapter's founding.
B. adj.
Of the nature of, or relating to, an anniversary.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [adjective]
anniversal1641
1641 R. Brathwait Panaretees Triumph in Astraea's Teares sig. E6 Yet in their exile shall I still retaine That Anniversall mem'ry of her Name.
1839 E. Bulwer-Lytton Sea-captain i. ii. 10 It is the day—now five-and-twenty years Elapsed—the anniversal day of woe!
1948 Frederick (Maryland) Post 1 Apr. 4/5 University Hospital is having its 135th anniversal celebration in September.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).
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n.adj.1635
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