annus mirabilis

Etymology
From +.

From the title of a poem by John Dryden that commemorates the 'year' June 1665-September 1666, during which occurred several momentous events, beginning with a decisive English victory at the Battle of Lowestoft and ending with the Great Fire of London.

Noun

 * 1) A year that includes a multitude of significant and fateful events, be they disasters or successes.
 * 2) * „The year 1905 was said to be Albert Einstein’s annus mirabilis – his “miracle year”– in which he published four important papers that set the stage for modern physics. Just over a century later, that phrase comes to my mind when I think of 2015 and New Horizons; it’s been our miracle year. Just consider, in the last 12 months…“

Translations

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 * Portuguese: annus mirabilis

Noun

 * 1)  year with many fateful events