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Ann/Enn (year)

Ann, enn

Latin annus: year.

Our school's annual day is held every December.

Annual

Happening once every year.

The annual mango festival in Lucknow draws big crowds.

Anniversary

The date when something happened in an earlier year.

Fatima's grandparents celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary.

Remember: Inside a word, ann becomes enn: centennial (100 years), perennial (lasting through the years). Spelling trap: millennium has double l and double n.

Short lessonRootsMany English words are built on old Latin or Greek roots that carry a core meaning.

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