Annual — Defs

01 a. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.

1.
Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming or happening once in the year; yearly.
“The annual overflowing of the river [Nile].” — Ray.
2.
Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year; as, the annual motion of the earth.
“A thousand pound a year, annual support.” — Shak.
3.
Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season; requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant; annual tickets.

02 n. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year.

1.
A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary work published once a year.
2.
Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or season; an annual plant.
“Oaths . . . in some sense almost annuals; . . . and I myself can remember about forty different sets.” — Swift.
3.
A Mass for a deceased person or for some special object, said daily for a year or on the anniversary day.(R. C. Ch.)