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noun
The tenth anniversary of something, especially a wedding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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History
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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