annusmirabilis

annusmirabilis
an·nus mi·rab·i·lis (ănʹəs mĭ-răbʹə-lĭs) n. pl. an·ni mi·ra·bi·les (ănʹī mĭ-răbʹə-lēz, ănʹē)
A year notable for disasters or wonders; a fateful year: “Hungary's blood bath was the saddest event in that annus mirabilis” (C.L. Sulzberger).
  [New Latin annus mīrābilis: Latin annus, year + Latin mīrābilis, wondrous.]

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