annual
/ˈænjuːəl/AN-yoo-uhl
/ˈænjuəl/AN-yoo-uhl
Meaningyearly
Common meaning: coming round once a year
- anna yearLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 126 · scan
- ualadjective ending: having to do with
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin annus ‘a year’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry annus, p. 126 · dictionary scan
Roots
- annus Latin “a year”
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