annual

Plural

annuals

Adjective

Adjective

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A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

1. 1.Happening once every year.

2. 2.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.

3. 3.Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies.

4. 4.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

Noun

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A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1. 1.A medical checkup taking place once a year.

   • Some routine annuals take a half hour and cost about $30.

2. 2.A pantomime taking place once a year.

3. 3.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.

   • I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals.

4. 4.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.

   • I can't wait to plant my annuals in the spring.

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