adjective

1. of or measured by a year
2. happening or appearing once a year; yearly
3. for a year's time, work, etc. an annual wage
4. lasting or living only one year or season, as some plants

Etymology: ME & OFr annuel < LL annualis, a year old < L annus, year < IE *atnos < base *at-, to go, year > Goth athnam (dat. pl.), years, Sans átati, (he) goes

noun

1. 1. a book, magazine, or report published once a year
   2. yearbook
2. a plant that lives only one year or season