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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
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If something is annual, it happens once a year. Your birthday is an annual event. It happens once a year.
The town's annual festival always occurs in June. |
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We call something an "annual" thing when it has to do with one year. An annual salary, for example, is the whole amount of money that someone gets paid in one year.
Mr. Todd's annual salary hasn't changed since he joined the company.The swim club's annual membership fee went up again this year. |
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noun |
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An "annual" is a plant that grows during one year only. If you want an annual to grow over many years, you have to plant it again each year.
Corn and lettuce are annuals. |
| derivation: |
annually (adv.) |
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