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Definitions for: Annual
[n] a reference book that is published regularly once every year
[n] a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
[adj] (botany) completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants"
[adj] occurring or payable every year; "an annual trip to Paris"; "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income"
Webster (1913) Definition: An"nu*al (?; 135), a. [OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L.
annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. Annals.]
1. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming
or happening once in the year; yearly.
The annual overflowing of the river [Nile]. --Ray.
2. Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year;
as, the annual motion of the earth.
A thousand pound a year, annual support. --Shak.
2. Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season;
requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant;
annual tickets. --Bacon.
An"nu*al, n.
1. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary
work published once a year.
2. Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or
season; an annual plant.
Oaths . . . in some sense almost annuals; . . . and
I myself can remember about forty different sets.
--Swift.
3. (R. C. Ch.) A Mass for a deceased person or for some
special object, said daily for a year or on the
anniversary day.
Synonyms: one-year, yearbook, yearly
Antonyms: biennial, perennial, two-year
See Also: almanac, book of facts, ephemeris, farmer's calendar, flora, plant, plant life, reference, reference book, reference work
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