"annum" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: annums [plural]
Etymology: From Latin per annum (“yearly”), from annus (“year”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|per annum||yearly}} Latin per annum (“yearly”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} annum (plural annums)
  1. Synonym of year, particularly
    (uncommon) A one-year period, particularly (finance) a fiscal year or (sciences) a Julian year of exactly 365.25 days.
    Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Finance, Sciences
    Sense id: en-annum-en-noun-61YD3i5A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. Synonym of year, particularly
    (uncommon, science fiction) A "year" determined by the revolution of an extraterrestrial planet.
    Tags: uncommon Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-annum-en-noun-GeWCxmup Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: a. [abbreviation], ann. Derived forms: kiloannum, mega-annum, giga-annum

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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