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In these instances, the name of the anniversary is generally derived from the Latin word(s) for the respective number of years. When anniversaries relate to fractions of centuries (125, 150, 175, 225, 250, 275 years—i.e. 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.25, 2.5, and 2.75 centuries), the situation is not as simple.
This is a list of Latin words with derivatives in English language. Ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u and v. [1] Many modern works distinguish u from v but not i from j. In this article, both distinctions are shown as they are helpful when tracing the origin of English words. See also Latin phonology and ...
A mensiversary (a neologism from the Latin mensis and versarius-- the words for month and to turn, meaning (re)turning monthly) is a day that commemorates and/or celebrates a past event (similar to the yearly Anniversary) that occurred on the same day of the month as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or ...
The United States Semiquincentennial, [a] also called the Bisesquicentennial, the Sestercentennial or the Quarter Millennial, will be the 250th anniversary of the United States Declaration of Independence. Festivities will mark various events leading up to the Declaration's anniversary on Independence Day, July 4, 2026.
The following is an alphabetical list of Greek and Latin roots, stems, and prefixes commonly used in the English language from A to G. See also the lists from H to O and from P to Z . Some of those used in medicine and medical technology are not listed here but instead in the entry for List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes .
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Dies natalis is Latin for "birthday, anniversary" and may refer to: The birthday of an individual, or the anniversary of a founding of a temple; see Glossary of ancient Roman religion#dies natalis. Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, the "birthday" of the Roman solar deity Sol Invictus on December 25
The word "anniversary" might conjure up images of flowers, chocolates, extravagant gifts and a romantic evening with your partner, but we all know love and laughter is really the winning combo to ...