anniversary
/ˌænɪˈvɜːrsəri/
Syllables an·ni·ver·sa·ry
Stress an-ni-VER-sa-ry
Phonics Breakdown
an
/æn/
short a
ni
/nɪ/
short i
ver
/vɜːr/
er sound
sa
/sə/
schwa
ry
/ri/
long y
Meaning
the yearly recurrence of a date marking an event
Sound Reference
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an=/æn/(ant) + ni=/nɪ/(nickel) + ver=/vɜːr/(verb) + sa=/sə/(sofa) + ry=/ri/(very)
Example
They celebrated their wedding anniversary last night.