Meaning of annual | Babel Free

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1. An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.
2. An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial.
3. Completing a life cycle in one growing season.
4. A medical checkup taking place once a year.
5. An annual plant. Tomatoes and sunflowers are examples of annuals.
6. A pantomime taking place once a year.
7. His salary is increased annually. jaarliks سَنَوياً ежегодно anualmente (každo)ročně jährlich årligt μια φορά το χρόνο anualmente kord aastas هر ساله vuosittain annuellement בְּכֹל שָׁנָה प्रति वर्ष godišnje évenként tiap tahun árlega annualmente 毎年 해마다 kasmet ik gadu setiap tahun jaarlijks årlig, hvert år co rok, corocznie هر کال anualmente anual ежегодно (každo)ročne letno, vsako leto godišnje årligen, årsvis ทุกปี her sene 每年地 щорічно, щороку سال بہ سال hàng năm 每年地
8. Recurring, done, or performed every year; yearly: an annual medical examination.
9. Of, relating to, or determined by a year: an annual income.
10. Botany Living or growing for only one year or season.
    Botany
11. A periodical published yearly; a yearbook.
12. Botany A plant that completes its entire life cycle in a single growing season.
    Botany
13. occurring, done, etc, once a year or every year; yearly: an annual income.
14. lasting for a year: an annual subscription.

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Examples

“I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals.”

“I can't wait to plant my annuals in the spring.”

“Some routine annuals take a half hour and cost about $30.”

“Excellent work has been done by the Playgoers' Club in connection with its Christmas Pantomime Fund. Thousands of children who possibly otherwise would have little chance of witnessing one of the hardy annuals have been annually taken […]”

“From 1852 until 1888 he was the author of every Drury Lane pantomime, or "Annuals" as in his old fashioned way he preferred to […]”

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