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annual

 
 
/ˈænjuəl/ noun [C]

Definition

PLANT a plant which grows, produces seed, and dies within one year
BOOK a book produced every year containing new information about the same subject
(Definition of annual noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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