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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AN'NUAL, a. [L. annalis, from annus, a year; Gr.]
1. Yearly; that returns every year; coming yearly; as an annual feast.
2. Lasting or continuing only one year or season; that requires to be renewed every year; as an annual plant. Leaves that grow in the spring, and perish in the autumn, are called annual, in opposition to evergreens.
3. Performed in a year; as the annual motion of the earth.
AN'NUAL, n. A plant that lives but one year, or rather but one summer.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants" [syn: annual, one-year] [ant: biennial, perennial, two-year]
2: occurring or payable every year; "an annual trip to Paris"; "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income" [syn: annual, yearly] n
1: (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
2: a reference book that is published regularly once every year [syn: annual, yearly, yearbook]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French annuel, from Late Latin annualis, blend of Latin annuus yearly (from annus year) and Latin annalis yearly (from annus year); probably akin to Gothic athnam (dative plural) years, Sanskrit atati he walks, goes Date: 14th century 1. covering the period of a year <annual rainfall> 2. occurring or happening every year or once a year ; yearly <an annual reunion> 3. completing the life cycle in one growing season or single year <annual plants> • annually adverb II. noun Date: 14th century 1. an event that occurs yearly 2. a publication appearing yearly 3. something that lasts one year or season; specifically a plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 reckoned by the year. 2 occurring every year. 3 living or lasting for one year. --n. 1 a book etc. published once a year; a yearbook. 2 a plant that lives only for a year or less. Phrases and idioms: annual general meeting a yearly meeting of members or shareholders, esp. for holding elections and reporting on the year's events. annual ring a ring in the cross-section of a plant, esp. a tree, produced by one year's growth. Derivatives: annually adv. Etymology: ME f. OF annuel f. LL annualis f. L annalis f. annus year

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tax Tax, n. [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch, sharply, to feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr. tangere, tactum, to touch. See Tangent, and cf. Task, Taste.] 1. A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority. Specifically: (a) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government. A farmer of taxes is, of all creditors, proverbially the most rapacious. --Macaulay. (b) Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like. Note: Taxes are annual or perpetual, direct or indirect, etc. (c) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses. 2. A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject. 3. A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy tax on time or health. 4. Charge; censure. [Obs.] --Clarendon. 5. A lesson to be learned; a task. [Obs.] --Johnson. Tax cart, a spring cart subject to a low tax. [Eng.] Syn: Impost; tribute; contribution; duty; toll; rate; assessment; exaction; custom; demand.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Annual An"nu*al, n. 1. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year. 2. Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant. Oaths . . . in some sense almost annuals; . . . and I myself can remember about forty different sets. --Swift. 3. (R. C. Ch.) A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Annual An"nu*al (?; 135), a. [OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. Annals.] 1. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly. The annual overflowing of the river [Nile]. --Ray. 2. Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth. A thousand pound a year, annual support. --Shak. 2. Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets. --Bacon.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(annuals) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Annual events happen once every year. ...the annual conference of Britain's trade union movement... In its annual report, UNICEF says at least 40,000 children die every day. = yearly ADJ: ADJ n • annually Companies report to their shareholders annually. ADV: ADV with v 2. Annual quantities or rates relate to a period of one year. The electronic and printing unit has annual sales of about $80 million. = yearly ADJ: ADJ n • annually El Salvador produces 100,000 tons of refined copper annually... ADV: ADV with v, amount ADV 3. An annual is a book or magazine that is published once a year. N-COUNT 4. An annual is a plant that grows and dies within one year. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. Yearly, occurring once a year, occurring every year, lasting a year, recurring with the year, anniversary. II. n. 1. Yearly publication, year-book, yearly record, yearly report, yearly transactions, annals (of science or letters). 2. Plant living but a year.

Moby Thesaurus

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