| 22nd Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that ensures that no person can be elected to more than two four-year terms as President of the United States. The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, was passed in reaction to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four terms in office. |
| A.D. |
abbreviation of "anno Domini" (Latin); in the year of the Lord, or, since the birth of Jesus Christ (used in designating dates). |
| annal |
a record of events for a particular year. |
| annals |
a chronological record of events, usu. year by year. [1/3 definitions] |
| anno Domini |
(Latin) in the year of the Lord (often abbreviated "A.D.") |
| annual |
happening once every year. [4 definitions] |
| annual ring |
one of the concentric rings of wood visible in a cross section of a tree representing the layer of growth from one year. |
| Apr. |
abbreviation of "April," the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty days. |
| April |
the fourth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty days. |
| Aug. |
abbreviation of "August," the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| August |
the eighth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| autumn |
the season of the year between summer and winter, in the northern hemisphere continuing from the September equinox to the December solstice; fall. |
| b. |
abbreviation of "born," brought into life by birth or in like manner (used to indicate the year or date of a birth). |
| baccalaureate |
the degree awarded to most graduates of four-year colleges in the United States; bachelor's degree. [1/2 definitions] |
| bachelor |
a person who has earned a four-year college degree. [1/2 definitions] |
| biannual |
done or occurring twice a year; semiannual. |
| bicentenary |
a two-hundred-year anniversary; bicentennial. [1/2 definitions] |
| bicentennial |
pertaining to a two-hundred-year anniversary. [2/4 definitions] |
| biennial |
occurring every second year. [2/5 definitions] |
| birthday |
the calendar day and month of one's birth, which is often celebrated as it occurs every year, or the day of the inception of something such as a nation. |
| blue fox |
the arctic fox during its summer bluish gray phase, or a mutant of the arctic fox that is this color throughout the year. [1/2 definitions] |