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annus mirabilis

Syllables: annus mira·bilis/ˌanəs mɪˈɹɑːbɪlɪs/

annus mirabilis noun: a year that includes a multitude of significant and fateful events, be they disasters or successes.

Noun

annus mirabilis (plural anni mirabiles)

  1. A year that includes a multitude of significant and fateful events, be they disasters or successes.
    • The year 1905 was said to be Albert Einstein’s annus mirabilis – his “miracle year” – in which he published four important papers that set the stage for modern physics. Just over a century later, that phrase comes to my mind when I think of 2015 and New Horizons; it’s been our miracle year. Just...2015 December 30, Alan Stern, “Our 'Annus Mirabilis'”, in New Horizons: The PI's Perspective (blog), Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, archived from the original on 04 Jan 2016

Forms of annus mirabilis

pluralanni mirabiles

Origin of annus mirabilis

From Latin annus (“year”) + mirabilis (“miraculous”). From the title of a poem by John Dryden that commemorates the 'year' June 1665-September 1666, during which occurred several momentous events, beginning with a decisive English victory at the Battle of Lowestoft and ending with the Great Fire of London.

Questions about annus mirabilis

What does annus mirabilis mean?
Annus mirabilis means a year that includes a multitude of significant and fateful events, be they disasters or successes.
What part of speech is annus mirabilis?
Annus mirabilis is a noun.
How do you pronounce annus mirabilis?
Annus mirabilis is pronounced /ˌanəs mɪˈɹɑːbɪlɪs/.
What is the plural of annus mirabilis?
The plural of annus mirabilis is anni mirabiles.

Words near annus mirabilis in the dictionary

  1. annunciators
  2. annunciatory
  3. Annunziato
  4. Annunziatos
  5. annus horribilis
  6. annus mirabilis
  7. Annwfn
  8. Annwfyn
  9. Annwn
  10. anny
  11. Ano

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