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annual
What does annual mean?
annual (adjective): happening once every year.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use annual in a sentence?
- Annual (or yearly) income. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce annual?
/ˈænjuəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does annual come from?
First attested around 1382 as Middle English annuel, from Late Latin annuālem, annuālis, related to Latin annālis, adjective form of annus (“year”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “annual” mean?
happening once every year
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untamed; not domesticated
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intense; sensitive; sharp
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lasting forever; unending
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