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the comforting illusion that the universe runs on a human-made calendar
means Happening once a year, or covering a span of one year.
from From Latin annus, 'year,' which gave us annualis ('yearly') and arrived in English through Old French annuel. The same root quietly seeds a whole garden of words — anniversary (the 'year-turning'), annuity, perennial ('through the years'), and even biennial. Annus may be a distant cousin of an old root meaning 'cycle' or 'ring,' fitting for a word built on the idea of time coming back around.
- plant life
- annual plants complete their entire life in one season
- word root
- from Latin annus, meaning year
- odd siblings
- biennials take two years, perennials just keep going
- orbital truth
- a year is really one lap around the sun
- reports
- corporations turn an entire year into one glossy booklet
world economic forum — held every january in davos, switzerland since 1971
oscars ceremony — academy awards held every march, 96th ceremony in 2024
tour de france — cycling race held every july since 1903
burning man festival — week-long event in nevada desert every labor day weekend since 1986