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Today is my grandparents' anniversary.
What does Anniversary mean?
Anniversary means the yearly date of a special event.
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The yearly date of an important past event.
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The school celebrated its fiftieth anniversary.
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An anniversary marks a date when something important happened before.
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Partnoun.
MeaningAnniversary means the yearly date of a special event.
ExampleExample: Today is my grandparents' anniversary.
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- Syllables
- an · uh · vur · suh · ree
- Strongest beat
- vur
- Ending
- ree
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on vur.
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Synonyms
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yearly celebrationUse for an event remembered each year.
commemorationUse for honoring an important date.
Antonyms
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ordinary dayUse for a day with no special event.
first eventUse for the original event, not its yearly return.
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Base word
anniversary
noun
anniversarys
Plural form of anniversary when used as a countable noun.
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