English Explanatory Dictionary

annum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of year.
  2. A one-year period, particularly (finance) a fiscal year or (sciences) a Julian year of exactly 365.25 days.
  3. A "year" determined by the revolution of an extraterrestrial planet.

Word forms

annum annums a ann.

Etymology

From Latin per annum (“yearly”), from annus (“year”).

Related words

mul:a

Derived words

kiloannum mega-annum giga-annum
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