Added 8 October 2026
annum
/ˈæn.əm/ noun
Latin root: per Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about annum at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Synonym of year.
- A one-year period, particularly a fiscal year or a Julian year of exactly 365.25 days.
- A "year" determined by the revolution of an extraterrestrial planet.
Origin
From Latin per annum (“yearly”), from annus (“year”).
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