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Meaning of annual

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  annual
      adj 1: completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of
             annual flowering plants" [syn: {annual}, {one-year}]
             [ant: {biennial}, {perennial}, {two-year}]
      2: occurring or payable every year; "an annual trip to Paris";
         "yearly medical examinations"; "annual (or yearly) income"
         [syn: {annual}, {yearly}]
      n 1: (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle
           within the space of a year
      2: a reference book that is published regularly once every year
         [syn: {annual}, {yearly}, {yearbook}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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