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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAnnual
/ˈæn.ju.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Occurring once every year.
"The company holds its annual meeting in October."
- 1
A book or magazine published once a year.
"She received a comic book annual for her birthday."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'annualis', from 'annus' meaning 'year'. It entered Middle English via Old French in the 14th century, initially referring to religious services held yearly before expanding to general temporal uses.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Annual" is said worldwide
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annuel
Transliteration: annuel
"C'est notre rapport annuel."
jährlich
Transliteration: jaehrlich
"Das ist unser jährliches Treffen."
annuale
Transliteration: annuale
"Questo è il nostro rapporto annuale."
anual
Transliteration: anual
"Esta es nuestra reunión anual."
anual
Transliteration: anual
"Este é o nosso relatório anual."
वार्षिक
Transliteration: vaarshik
"यह हमारी वार्षिक बैठक है।"
年度的
Transliteration: niándù de
"这是我们的年度会议。"
연례의
Transliteration: yeonrye-ui
"이것은 우리의 연례 행사입니다."
年間の
Transliteration: nenkan no
"これは私たちの年間報告書です。"
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