annual
/ˈæn.ju.əl/
Frequency: 4.94 in modern English
Meaning
adj
adj
Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.
adj
Having a life cycle that is completed in only one growing season, e.g., beans, corn, marigold. See Annual plant in Wikipedia. Compare biennial, perennial.
noun
An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.
noun
An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial.
noun
noun
A pantomime taking place once a year.
Example Sentences
- "an annual general meeting; an annual publication"
- "Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia. The cheapest way to clear logged woodland is to burn it, producing an acrid cloud of foul white smoke that, carried by the wind, can cover hundreds, or even thousands, of square miles."
- "an annual salary; average annual profits; the annual course of the sun"
- "I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals."
- "I can't wait to plant my annuals in the spring."
- "Some routine annuals take a half hour and cost about $30."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: annuālem, annālis
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈæn.ju.əl/
- British English: /ˈæn.ju.əl/