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Anniversary |
A date that is celebrated or remembered because a special or notable event occurred on that date in a previous year. |
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Annual |
Occurring or happening every year or once a year; yearly. |
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Annuity |
A fixed amount of money that is paid to someone every year. |
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Millenium |
A period of one thousand years. |
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Perennial |
Existing or continuing in the same way for a long time; happening again and again. |
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Aquanaut |
A scuba diver; one who lives and operates both inside and outside an underwater shelter for an extended period of time. |
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Aquarium |
A glass or plastic container in which fish and other water animals and plants can live. |
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Aquatic |
Of or relating to water; growing or living in water. |
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Aqueduct |
A structure that looks like a bridge and is used to carry water over a valley; a pipe or channel that is used to bring water to an area. |
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Aquifer |
A layer of rock and sand that can absorb and hold water. |
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Centimeter |
A metric unit of length equal to 1/100 of a meter. |
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Centipede |
A small creature that is like an insect and that has a long, thin body and many legs. |
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Centurion |
A Roman army officer commanding a company of about 100 soldiers. |
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Century |
A period of 100 years. |
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Percentage |
A number or rate that is expressed as a certain number of parts of something divided into 100 parts; a part of a whole. |
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Anachronism |
Something (such as a word, an object, or an event) that is mistakenly placed in a time where it does not belong in a story, movie, etc.; a person or a thing that seems to belong to the past and not to fit in the present. |
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Chronicle |
A historical account of events in a particular time; a description of events in the order that they happened. |
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Chronological |
Arranged in the order that things happened or came to be according to time; using time as a measurement. |
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Chronometer |
A watch or device that measures time very exactly. |
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Synchronize |
To cause (things) to agree in time or to make (things) happen at the same time and speed; to make something happen simultaneously. |
