anniversary synonyms

anniversary

modif.

yearly, recurrent, once a year; see annual.

anniversary

n.

commemoration (of a past event), yearly celebration, wedding anniversary, birthday, birth date, holiday, saint's day, yearly observance of an event, feast day, ceremony, memorable date, day of annual celebration, celebration of a date, natal day, annual meeting, biennial, triennial, quadrennial, quinquennial, sextennial, septennial, octennial, novennial, decennial, silver anniversary, golden anniversary, diamond jubilee, yearly commemoration, jubilee, festival, fiesta, centenary, centennial, sesquicentennial, bicentenary, bicentennial, tercentenary, tricentennial, red-letter day*.

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