annual

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
  2. noun a reference book that is published regularly once every year
  3. adjective completing its life cycle within a year

Etymology

First attested around 1382, borrowed from Late Latin annuālem, annuālis, related to Latin annālis, adjective form of annus (“year”). Used to categorize plants since 1710.

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