annual is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation [ change ]

• ( UK ) IPA ^{( key )} : /?æn.ju.?l/  or /?æn.j?l/
• ( US ) IPA ^{( key )} : /?æn.ju.?l/

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Adjective [ change ]

1. If something is annual , it happens every year.

   The 1992 Annual General Meeting will be held at Bristol University, on Saturday April 11 and Sunday April 12.

Related words [ change ]

• annually
• anniversary

Noun [ change ]

1. An annual is a kind of plant that only lives for one year .

Related words [ change ]

• biennial
• perennial