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wedding anniversary

noun

the annual commemoration of a couple's marriage: a tenth wedding anniversary.

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Origin of wedding anniversary

First recorded in 1690–1700

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019