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The correct spelling is annual.
How to pronounce annual
/ˈæn.ju.əl/
nounIPA: /ˈæn.ju.əl/
Say it like: Ann-ual
The correct spelling is annual. 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 w… For example: "I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals."
Usage Examples
“I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals.”
“I can't wait to plant my annuals in the spring.”
“an annual general meeting; an annual publication”
Meanings
noun
- 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.A medical checkup taking place once a year.
- 4.A pantomime taking place once a year.
adjective
- 1.Happening once every year.
- 2.Of, for, or relating to a whole year, often as a recurring cycle; determined or reckoned by the year; accumulating in the course of a year; performed, executed, or completed over the course of a year. See also circannual.
- 3.(of a plant) Having a life cycle that is completed in only one growing season; e.g. beans, corn, marigold. See Annual plant in Wikipedia. Compare biennial, perennial.
- 4.Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies.
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