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It is not only important, but, in a degree necessary, that the people of this country, should have an American Dictionary of the English language; for, although the body of the language is the same as in England, and it is desirable to perpetuate that sameness, yet some differences must exist. Language is the expression of ideas; and if the people of one country cannot preserve an identity of ideas, they cannot retain an identity of language. |
ANNIVERS'ARY, a. [L. anniversarius, of annus, year, and verto, to turn.]
ANNIVERS'ARY, n.
Returning with the year, at a
stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast.
Anniversary day (R. C. Ch.). See
Anniversary, The annual return of the day on which any notable
event took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the anniversary
of the Declaration of Independence.
The day on which Mass is said
yearly for the soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some sacred
event, as the dedication of a church or the consecration of a
pope.
The celebration which takes place on an
anniversary day.
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