diamond anniversary

English

Noun

diamond anniversary (plural diamond anniversaries)

1. The 75th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
2. The 60th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.

Usage notes

The traditional usage of this term was for 75th anniversaries, keeping the order of silver (25th) and golden (50th); but given normal ages at marriage and typical human lifespans, it is now more frequently used to celebrate 60th anniversaries with the 70th reckoned as platinum.

Hyponyms

• diamond jubilee (coronation anniversary)
• diamond wedding (wedding anniversary)

Coordinate terms

• paper anniversary (1st)
• wooden anniversary (5th)
• silver anniversary (25th)
• ruby anniversary (40th)
• golden anniversary (50th)
• platinum anniversary (70th)

Translations

60th/75th anniversary

• Danish: 60-årsdag c, diamantbryllup n
• Finnish: timanttihääpäivä (wedding); 60-vuotispäivä (other)
• Polish: diamentowe gody (pl) f pl, diamentowe wesele (pl) n