Definition of annual
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: covering the period of a year
annual rainfall annual income
2
: occurring or happening every year or once a year : yearly
an annual reunion an annual physical checkup
3
: completing the life cycle in one growing season or single year
annual plants
annual
nounDefinition of annual (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: an event that occurs yearly
2
: a publication appearing yearly
the high-school annual
3
: something that lasts one year or season
specifically
: a plant that completes its life cycle in one growing season
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The first known use of annual was in the 14th century
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