anniversary
noun
an·ni·ver·sa·ry
ˌa-nə-ˈvərs-rē 
-ˈvər-sə-
plural anniversaries
1
: the annual recurrence of a date marking a notable event
a wedding anniversary
broadly
: a date that follows such an event by a specified period of time measured in units other than years
the 6-month anniversary of the accident
2
: the celebration of an anniversary
Examples of anniversary in a Sentence
the anniversary of the invasion
The exhibit will close on the 100th anniversary of the artist's death.
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Most famously, Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle portrayed Elizabeth and Darcy in the 1995 TV drama from BBC and A&E Networks, and the Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen film, which celebrates its 20th anniversary with a theater re-release set for April 20.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
The late-night sketch comedy series, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, will debut a British edition on Sky in 2026.
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The prizes, conferred as The New Yorker celebrates its hundredth anniversary, bring the total number of National Magazine Awards won by the magazine to fifty-nine.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
The late-night sketch comedy series, which recently celebrated its 50th anniversary, will debut a British edition on Sky in 2026.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2025
The prizes, conferred as The New Yorker celebrates its hundredth anniversary, bring the total number of National Magazine Awards won by the magazine to fifty-nine.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2025
Lost Frog celebrated its 33rd anniversary last month with a compilation, Complex Numbers, centered around dariacore-hyperflip artists.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2025
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anniversary
noun
an·ni·ver·sa·ry
ˌan-ə-ˈvərs-(ə-)rē
plural anniversaries
1
a
: the annual return of the date of a special event
b
: a date that follows such an event by a specified period of time
the 6-month anniversary of the accident
2
: the celebration of an anniversary
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