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annish

/ˈænɪʃ/

annish noun: issue of a periodical that marks the anniversary of its first publication.

Noun

annish (plural annishes)

  1. (dated, slang) Issue of a periodical that marks the anniversary of its first publication.
    • And if the remainder of the March ish is as good as it begins, it'll be something! There will be two -- at least -- new columns inaugurated in the Third Annish -- plus some BNF's contribbing other items to the lineup.1950 February, Art Rapp, “Timber!”, in Spacewarp, number 35, archived from the original on 22 Dec 2019, page 2
    • On January 1st, 1952 (past history to you readers) I expect to put out Volume 1, Number 1 of OOPSLA, my own fan mag. Sub rates are 10c per copy, 60c a year at a bi-monthly schedule. At that price goes the possibility of an annish.1952 April, Gregg Calkins, Famous Fantastic Mysteries, volume 13, number 3, page 12

Forms of annish

pluralannishes

Origin of annish

Blend of anniversary + ish (“issue”).

Words that rhyme with annish

Questions about annish

What does annish mean?
Annish means issue of a periodical that marks the anniversary of its first publication.
What part of speech is annish?
Annish is a noun.
How do you pronounce annish?
Annish is pronounced /ˈænɪʃ/.
What is the plural of annish?
The plural of annish is annishes.

Words near annish in the dictionary

  1. annin tofu
  2. Anning
  3. Annis
  4. annis Domini
  5. anniseed
  6. annish
  7. annishes
  8. Anniston
  9. annite
  10. annites
  11. Annitsford

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