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Tin anniversary

//ˈtɪn ænɪˌvɜɹsəɹi// noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    The tenth anniversary of something, especially a wedding. informal

    "And a couple marrying at age 65 today can look forward to their tin anniversary, or at least 10 years of marriage."

Etymology

From the practice, popularised during the Victorian era, of giving gifts made out of specific materials on particular wedding anniversaries, such as tin for the tenth.

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