ANN = “year”

also ENN

Latin annus, anni

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Note that all of these words preserve the double n of annus.

Level One

[dict] anniversary [VERS] the “turn” of another year

[dict] annual happening every year

[dict] semiannual [SEMI] happening every half of a year (that is, every six months)

[dict] centennial [CENT] the one hundred year anniversary

[dict] millennium [MILL] a period of one thousand years

Level Two

[dict] annals a record of what has happened through the years

[dict] anno Domini [DOMIN] literally, “in the year of the Lord,” A.D.; the number of years since the birth of Christ (anno is the ablative case of annus.)

[dict] annuity an investment that provides yearly dividends

[dict] biennial [BI] happening every two years. (Some people will use this to mean “twice in a year,” but semiannual is to be preferred.)

[dict] perennial [PER] continuing through the years; lasting, enduring

[dict] quadrennium [QUADR] a period of four years

[dict] triennium [TRI] a period of three years

Level Three

[dict] per annum [PER] yearly rate (annum is the accusative case of annus.)

[dict] superannuated [SUPER] over (or beyond) years, that is, retired, or too old for work

[dict] annus horribilis [HORR] a horrible year

[dict] annus mirabilis [MIR] a marvelous (or wonderful) year

[dict] anno mundi [MUND] "in the year of the world," used by the Jewish calendar

[dict] anno Hegira "in the year of the Hijra," used by the Islamic calendar

Derivatives in Latinate Languages

es: año (The ñ came from the double n.)

fr: an, année

it: anno

pt: ano (Portuguese usually writes double consonants singly.)

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