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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Anniversary \An'ni*ver"sa*ry\, noun; pl. {Anniversaries}. [Cf. F. anniversaire.]
1. The annual return of the day on which any notable event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
2. (R. C. Ch.) The day on which Mass is said yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a pope.
3. The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day. --Dryden.
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