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Annual, from the Latin annuum, or year means pertaining to a year or happening every year.


An annual plant has a lifespan of a year or less. These are generally plants adapted to life as weeds or in difficult habitats where quick flowering and seeding are necessary.


An annual publication, more often called simply an annual, is a book or a magazine, comic book or comic strip published yearly.


Annual is also the name of a Moroccan settlement 120 km west of Mililla.


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Annual Meeting 2007 (251 words)
The theme of the 2007 AACR Annual Meeting, "A Century of Leadership in Science - A Future of Cancer Prevention and Cures," commemorated the AACR's Centennial and underscored the remarkable scientific advances that researchers have achieved in the 100 years since the organization's founding, as well as the critical importance of ongoing research.
The 2007 Annual Meeting provided an unmatched opportunity to exchange information on current and emerging discoveries, forge new collaborations, and identify future opportunities in virtually all areas of modern cancer research and patient care.
Be sure to bookmark www.aacr.org/annualmeeting for information on the 2008 AACR Annual Meeting that will be held from April 12 to April 16 in San Diego, California.
Annual Reviews - Welcome (195 words)
Annual Reviews is proud to publish authoritative, analytic reviews in 33 focused disciplines within the Biomedical, Physical, and Social Sciences.
Annual Reviews publications are among the most highly cited in scientific literature.
Annual Reviews offers publications in print and online to individuals, institutions, and consortia throughout the world.
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