annuals

Noun

annual (plural annuals)

1. An annual publication; a book, periodical, journal, report, comic book, yearbook, etc., which is published serially once a year, which may or may not be in addition to regular weekly or monthly publication.
   • I read the magazine, but I usually don't purchase the annuals.
2. An annual plant; a plant with a life span of just one growing season; a plant which naturally germinates, flowers and dies in one year. Compare biennial, perennial.
   • I can't wait to plant my annuals in the spring.
3. A medical checkup taking place once a year.
   • Some routine annuals take a half hour and cost about $30.1976, Better Homes and Gardens, volume 54, numbers 7-12, page 250
4. A pantomime taking place once a year.
   • Excellent work has been done by the Playgoers' Club in connection with its Christmas Pantomime Fund. Thousands of children who possibly otherwise would have little chance of witnessing one of the hardy annuals have been annually taken […]1919, Lionel Carson, The Stage Year Book, page 67

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