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   An·nu·al

   /ˈany(əw)əl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. occurring once every year: "the sponsored walk became an annual event" Similar yearlyonce-a-yearevery twelve months
   • ▪ calculated over or covering a period of a year: "an annual rate of increase" Similar yearlonglasting a yeartwelve-month
   • ▪ (of a plant) living for a year or less, perpetuating itself by seed: "annual flowers"

   noun

   • 1. a book or magazine that is published once a year under the same title but with different contents: "a Christmas annual"
   • ▪ an annual plant: "sow annuals in spring"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French annuel, from late Latin annualis, based on Latin annus ‘year’.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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