单词 | anniversal |
释义 | anniversaln.adj. 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). < n.adj.1635 |
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