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-Ann or -enn are related to the word year.
anniversary (n)
the yearly return of a date of a special event The anniversary of the Titanic sinking is April 12th. My parents’ wedding anniversary is August 14. annually (adv)
happening every year The trees in Washington D.C. annually bloom with beautiful pink flowers. We travel annually to visit my hometown. millennium (n)
a thousand years China has a history going back five millennia. I would not want to live for a millennium; it would be so boring! |
annual (adj)
happening every year The school has an annual picnic in July. Our annual Sports Day was cancelled because of the rain. centennial (adj)
happening every 100 years Our town’s centennial celebration is this year! The centennial anniversary of the Titanic sinking was in 2012. |