ANNUAL Definition & Meaning

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annual

[ an-yoo-uhl ]

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adjective

of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly:
annual salary.
occurring or returning once a year:
an annual celebration.
Botany. living only one growing season, as beans or corn.
performed or executed during a year:
the annual course of the sun.
Entomology. living or lasting but one season or year, as certain insects or colonies of insects.

noun

Botany. a plant living only one year or season.
a book, report, etc., published annually.

annual

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adjective

occurring, done, etc, once a year or every year; yearly
an annual income
lasting for a year
an annual subscription

noun

a plant that completes its life cycle in less than one year Compare perennial biennial
a book, magazine, etc, published once every year

annual

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Adjective

Completing a life cycle in one growing season.

Noun

An annual plant. Annuals germinate, blossom, produce seed, and die in one growing season. They are common in environments with short growing seasons. Most desert plants are annuals, germinating and flowering after rainfall. Many common weeds, wild flowers, garden flowers, and vegetables are annuals. Examples of annuals include tomatoes, corn, wheat, sunflowers, petunias, and zinnias.
Compare biennial

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Derived Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of annual¹

1350–1400; < Late Latin ��ԲԳ��, equivalent to Latin annu ( us ) yearly (derivative of annus circuit of the sun, year) + -�� -al ¹; replacing Middle English annuel < Anglo-French < Latin

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of annual¹

C14: from Late Latin ��ԲԳ��, from Latin annuus yearly, from annus year

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Smith said the decline led to a $25-million annual loss in property tax revenue, and that loss will compound over the next few years.

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“Library funding draws less than 0.003% of the annual federal budget yet has enormous impact in communities nationwide,” the association said in a statement.

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The documents also reveal details of Andrew's "communication channel" with China's President Xi Jinping - including sending an annual birthday letter - and how MI5 intervened to warn against Andrew having contact with the alleged spy.

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Last spring, B45’s pro sales rep, Kevin Young, was making an annual tour of Major League Baseball’s spring training complexes to visit clients.

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Thousands of racegoers are enjoying a day at Aintree racecourse for its annual Ladies Day which is part of the Grand National Festival.

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