Etymology

annus horribilis

Today it means: A horrible year Full definition →

Latin annus
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  1. Latin · derived fromannus“year”
  2. English todayannus horribilis

From the Latin annus (“year”) + horribilis (“of horrors”), on the model of annus mirabilis.

Words from the same roots

Latinannus all →

annus mirabilispentennial

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