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ruby wedding (anniversary)

noun [C]
 
 
(also US ruby anniversary)

Definition

the date exactly 40 years after someone's weddingBirthdays and anniversaries
(Definition of ruby wedding (anniversary) noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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