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Definition: Every Year |
Every YearAdverb1. Without missing a year; "they travel to China annually". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: Every YearSynonyms: annually (adv), each year (adv), yearly (adv). (additional references) |
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Screenplays | It's the same every year, they come, they eat, they leave; that's our lot in life. (A Bug's Life; writing credit: John Lasseter; Andrew Stanton) Every year, another (Caroline in the City; writing credit: Angela Carneiro) You do this every year! (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) I know it's a hard profession, and it's a competive field and getting tougher every year. You have to kill about 20 people now before you're taken seriously, But let's face it, what other options do I have? (Roadkill; writing credit: Bruce McDonald; Don McKellar) I have to go to Xander's house just to watch A Charlie Brown Christmas every year. (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) | |
Lyrics | Everyday of every year (I'll Always Love You; performing artist: Taylor Dayne) Well, it's time to celebrate your birthday, it happens every year (Happy Birthday; performing artist: Weird Al Yankovic) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Same Time Every Year (1981) | |
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X. cheopis is responsible for transmitting the bacterium Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague. The World Health Organization reports 1,000 to 3,000 cases of plague every year, globally.Credit: CDC. | ![]() | Loggerhead sea turtles are a threatened species of sea turtle. Every year over 4,000 female loggerhead sea turtles nest on the beaches with Canaveral National Seashore.Credit: America's Coastlines. | |
![]() | Peoria County, Illinois landowner is a conservation enthusiast, using many NRCS programs to enhance wildlife habitat on his farm and bringing school children on conservation farm tours every year.Credit: Bob Nichols. | ![]() | Apples are an all-American success story-each of us eats more than 19 pounds of them annually. Thanks to fruit-breeding research, we're able to enjoy more productive, healthy, and flavorful new varieties every year. P.Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer.. |
![]() | 40,000 people are killed by snakebite every year according to conservative estimates ... / WHO p.Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by D. Henrioud.. | ![]() | Cancer Early diagnosis would save 50,000 lives every year.Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
![]() | Goodness, Lyndon, it's getting smaller every year!.Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Every man in this department of the Disabled American Veterans Idento Tag plant is a disabled war veteran at work assembling the miniature automobile license plates mailed every year to 30 million motorists. Proceeds finance the service program of the DAV.Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Douglas, Georgia. The "golden leaf," already graded by the farmers, sorted and wrapped in "tobacco sheets," rolls into town to the warehouse where the auctions are held every year.Credit: Library of Congress. | ||
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| Author | Quotation |
Lucius Annaeus Florus | Each year new consuls and proconsuls are made; but not every year is a king or a poet born. |
Robert Burton | We can make majors and officers every year, but not scholars. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 2: The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall be on the first Monday in December, (See Note 5) unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day. (reference) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-2011 | The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year, and such meeting shall begin at noon on the 3d day of January, unless they shall by law appoint a different day. (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | The meetings of the General Conference of Representatives of the Members shall be held from time to time as occasion may require, and at least once in every year. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | I have heard her every year of our lives since we both began. |
A Christmas Carol | Dickens, Charles | I mean to give him the same chance every year, whether he likes it or not, for I pity him. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | You can, and should, review it with your doctor every year during your annual checkup. (references) | |
Nearly 135,000 pregnant women get the condition every year, making it one of the top health concerns related to pregnancy. (references) | ||
EEE virus occurs in natural cycles involving birds and Culiseta melanura, in some swampy areas nearly every year during the warm months. (references) | ||
Business | OICA's official calendar includes every year the 15 most important motor shows worldwide. (references) | |
The competition opens every year in March and the results are announced at the end of September. (references) | ||
An updated catalog is published every year in four languages, Polish, English, French and German. (references) | ||
Children | Algeria | Hospitals treat numerous child-abuse cases every year, but many cases go unreported. (references) |
Chile | A report from the La Morada Corporation for Women released in 1999 estimated that there are 20,000 cases of sexual abuse of children every year. (references) | |
Mexico | On April 16, the Federal Chamber of Deputies Committee for Vulnerable Groups estimated that some 300 children die every year due to domestic violence. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Thailand | Radio stations must renew their licenses every year, and their signals are broadcast via government transmitters. (references) |
Ethiopia | Religious institutions, like NGO's, are registered with the Ministry of Justice and must renew their registration every year. (references) | |
Mauritius | These groups also receive a lump-sum payment every year from the Ministry of Finance based upon the number of adherents, as determined by a 10-year census. (references) | |
Economic History | Guatemala | There are two local trade fair shows held every year. (references) |
Qatar | The SPO handles bids worth hundreds of millions of dollars every year. (references) | |
San Marino | The investiture of the Captains Regent takes place on April 1 and October 1 every year. (references) | |
Human Rights | Cote d'Ivoire | In May the MACA held 3,600 prisoners, although it was designed to hold only 1,500. Many prisoners escape every year, especially outside Abidjan. (references) |
Uganda | The case backlog in the High Court, which had increased every year since 1993, was eliminated largely by the end of 2000. Attorneys working in the Office of the Public Prosecutor can be assigned several new cases each day. (references) | |
Political Economy | COLOMBIA | It has been on the "Watch List" every year since 1991. (references) |
Trade | Pakistan | The U.S. has consistently ranked first in consulting services awards, capturing about 20 percent of total awards every year. (references) |
Syria | In concert with certain members of the Arab League, and in a step towards the Greater Arab Free Trade Area, Syria agreed with some Arab countries to reduce customs on industrial products by 10% every year as of January 1, 1998. Syria and Lebanon agreed to reduce their customs on locally-manufactured goods by 25% every year as of the same date. (references) | |
Travel | Honduras | The residence card must be renewed every year. (references) |
Women | Nigeria | While the number of women employed in the business sector increases every year, women do not receive equal pay for equal work and often find it extremely difficult to acquire commercial credit or to obtain tax deductions or rebates as heads of households. (references) |
Lebanon | However, in 1999 the law was amended to increase the severity of the sentence for perpetrators of "honor crimes." Several instances of honor crimes are reported in the media every year, and reportedly there were an average of two to three cases of honor crimes each month during the year. (references) | |
Worker Rights | Pakistan | Thousands of women are trafficked into the country every year, mainly from Bangladesh. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | BOUNTY, n. The liberality of one who has much, in permitting one who has nothing to get all that he can. A single swallow, it is said, devours ten millions of insects every year. The supplying of these insects I take to be a signal instance of the Creator's bounty in providing for the lives of His creatures. Henry Ward Beecher |
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| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
Dennis Miller | America is the fattest nation on the planet, and getting fatter every year. |
Rush Limbaugh | Every year on this Wednesday before Thanksgiving, we regale you with the real story of this holiday. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | The experience of every year adds to the conviction that emigration, and that alone, can preserve from destruction the remnant of the tribes yet living amongst us. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Also, my Administration was the first to seek a cost-of-living increase for the recipients of VA compensation every year. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | I propose to match their contributions, however small, dollar for dollar, every year they save. |
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| Language | Translations for "every year"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 每年 (each year, yearly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Czech | každý rok. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Finnish | vuosittain (annually, yearly), joka vuosi (annually, yearly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | jährlich (annual, annuall, annually, per annum, yearly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | κάθε έτος (annually, yearly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | évenként (annual, p.a., per annum, yearly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 連年 (year after year), 毎年 (annually, yearly), 年毎に (annually), 年毎 (year by year), 年年歳歳 (annually, year in year out), 年々歳々 (annually, year in year out), 例年 (annually, averageyear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ね"ね"さいさい (annually, year in year out), まいね" (annually, yearly), まいとし (annually, yearly), れいね" (annually, averageyear), れ"ね" (year after year), とし"とに (annually), とし"と (year by year). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | everyay yearay todas as semanas. (various references) cada año (yearly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | John Chapter 18, Verse 39 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Estin de sunhqeia umin ina ena umin apolusw en tw pasca boulesqe oun umin apolusw ton basilea twn ioudaiwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Est autem consuetudo vobis ut unum dimittam vobis in pascha vultis ergo dimittam vobis regem Iudaeorum |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Hit ys eower ge-wune. þæt ich for-gefeeow enne mann on eastren. wille geþæt ich eow for-gyfe nu iudea kyning. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | But it is a custom to you, that Y delyuere oon to you in pask; therfor wole ye that Y delyuere to you the kyng of Jewis? |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Ye have a custome that I shuld delyver you one lowsse at ester. Will ye that I lowse vnto you the kynge of ye Iewes. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But ye have a custom, that I should release unto you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release unto you the King of the Jews? |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But ye have a custom that I should release to you one at the passover: will ye therefore that I release to you the King of the Jews? |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But every year you make a request to me to let a prisoner go free at the Passover. Is it your desire that I let the King of the Jews go free? |
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| Language | John Chapter 18, Verse 39 |
| Cebuano | Apan aduna man kamoy batasan nga sa matag-Pasko kinahanglan akong buhian alang kaninyo ang usa ka buok binilanggo, buot ba kamo nga buhian ko kaninyo ang Hari sa mga Judio?" |
| Chinese | 但 們 有 個 規 矩 、 在 逾 越 節 要 我 給 們 釋 " 一 個 人 、 們 要 我 給 們 釋 " 猶 太 人 的 王 麼 。 |
| Croatian | Rekavši to, opet iziðe pred Židove i reèe im: "Ja ne nalazim na njemu nikakve krivice. A u vas je obièaj da vam o Pashi nekoga pustim. Hoæete li dakle da vam pustim kralja židovskoga?" |
| Danish | Men I have den Skik, at jeg løslade eder en om Påsken; ville I da, at jeg skal løslade eder Jødernes Konge?" |
| Dutch | Doch gij hebt een gewoonte, dat ik u op het pascha een loslate. Wilt gij dan, dat ik u den Koning der Joden loslate? |
| Finnish | Mutta te olette tottuneet siihen, että minä päästän teille yhden vangin irti pääsiäisenä; tahdotteko siis, että päästän teille juutalaisten kuninkaan?" |
| French | Mais, comme c`est parmi vous une coutume que je vous relâche quelqu`un la fête de Pâque, voulez-vous que je vous relâche le roi des Juifs? |
| German | Ihr habt aber eine Gewohnheit, daß ich euch einen auf Ostern losgebe; wollt ihr nun, daß ich euch der Juden König losgebe? |
| Haitian Creole | Dapre koutim nou genyen, mwen toujou lage yon prizonye pou fèt Delivrans lan ban nou. Eske nou ta vle m' lage wa jwif yo ban nou? |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tetapi menurut kebiasaanmu, saya selalu melepaskan seorang tahanan pada Hari Raya Paskah. Maukah kalian supaya saya melepaskan raja orang Yahudi untuk kalian?" |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi adalah suatu adat padamu, bahwa pada hari raya Pasah aku melepaskan seorang bagimu; sukakah kamu aku melepaskan bagimu Raja orang Yahudi itu?" |
| Italian | Vi è tra voi l'usanza che io vi liberi uno per la Pasqua: volete dunque che io vi liberi il re dei Giudei?». |
| Maori | Otiia he ritenga tenei na koutou, kia tukua e ahau ki a koutou tetahi tangata i te kapenga: e pai ana ranei koutou kia tukua e ahau ki a koutou te Kingi o nga Hurai. |
| Norwegian | Men I har jo den skikk at jeg skal gi eder en fri i påsken; vil I da at jeg skal gi eder jødenes konge fri? |
| Portuguese | Tendes, porém, por costume que eu vos solte alguém por ocasião da páscoa; quereis, pois, que vos solte o rei dos judeus? |
| Rumanian | Dar, fiindcq voi aveyi obicei sq vq slobozesc pe cineva de Pawte, vreyi sq vq slobozesc pe Kmpqratul Iudeilor?`` |
| Shuar | Tura Ashí uwitin paskua nampernum sepunmaya shuar ankant akupkatniuiti. Núnisrum tuke searme. Tuma asamtai, ¿yamaikia Israera Uunt Akupniurin ankant akupkattajak?" Tímiayi. |
| Spanish | Pero vosotros tenéis la costumbre de que os suelte un preso en la Pascua. ¿Queréis, pues, que os suelte al rey de los judíos? |
| Swahili | Lakini, mnayo desturi kwamba mimi niwafungulie mfungwa mmoja wakati wa Pasaka. Basi, mwataka niwafungulieni Mfalme wa Wayahudi?" |
| Swedish | Nu är det en sedvänja hos eder, att jag vid påsken skall giva eder en fånge lös. Viljen I då att jag skall giva eder 'judarnas konung' lös?" |
| Uma | Aga, ane ntuku' -ki ada-ni lalau, butu mpae-na hi Eo Paskah, kubahaka-kokoi hadua to ratarungku', ba hema konoa-ni. Jadi', beiwa: dota-koi ane kubahaka-kokoi Magau' to Yahudi toii-e?" |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-e-r-r-v-y-y" | |
-3 letters: reaver, revere, revery. | |
-4 letters: every, raver, reave, reeve, veery, yarer. | |
-5 letters: aery, aver, eave, eery, ever, eyer, eyra, eyre, eyry, rare, rave, rear, vary, veer, vera, very, yare, year. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)45 76 65 72 79      59 65 61 72 |
| Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000101 01110110 01100101 01110010 01111001 00100000 01011001 01100101 01100001 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)E v e r y   Y e a r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0045 0076 0065 0072 0079      0059 0065 0061 0072 |
Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3988718491259716784 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Quotations: Historic | 9. Quotations: Fiction 10. Quotations: Non-fiction 11. Quotations: Spoken 12. Quotations: Speeches | 13. Translations: Modern 14. Bible Trace 15. Anagrams 16. Orthography | 17. Bibliography |
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