annual /ˈæn.ju.əl/adjective 4noun 4forms 1phrases 1 adjective4 •taking place one time in each year •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. •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. •Living or lasting just one season or year, as certain insects or insect colonies. noun4 •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.I can't wait to plant my annuals in the spring. •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.I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals. •A medical checkup taking place once a year.Some routine annuals take a half hour and cost about $30. — 1976 •A pantomime taking place once a year.From 1852 until 1888 he was the author of every Drury Lane pantomime, or "Annuals" as in his old fashioned way he preferred to […] — 1949 formsannuals Phrases with annual first annualBeing the first occurrence of an event that is scheduled or hoped to become annual.
