annual
n. ஓராண்டு வாழும் செடியினம், ஆண்டுமலர், ஆண்டுக்கொரு முறை வௌதயிடப்படும் ஏடு, (பெ.) ஆண்டுதோறும் நிகழ்கிற, ஆண்டு தவறாத நடைபெறுகிற, ஒவ்வொரு ஆண்டிலும் முடிவுறுகிற, ஆண்டுக்கணிப்பான, ஓராண்டு வாழ்வுடைய.
An"nu*al, a. Etym: [OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L. annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. Annals.] 1. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly. The annual overflowing of the river [Nile]. Ray. 2. Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth. A thousand pound a year, annual support. Shak. 2. Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets. Bacon. An"nu*al, n. 1. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year. 2. Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant. Oaths . . . in some sense almost annuals; . . . and I myself can remember about forty different sets. Swift. 3. (R. C. Ch.) Defn: A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day.