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noun
Synonym of anniversary, a day occurring in a yearly cycle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, rare
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Synonyms: anniversary
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noun
Synonym of anniversary, a day occurring in a yearly cycle.
Synonym of birthday, the anniversary of one's birth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, nonstandard, rare
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Synonyms: birthday
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noun
Synonym of anniversary, a day occurring in a yearly cycle.
An annual day; the anniversary of an event or occasion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, nonstandard, rare
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noun
Synonym of anniversary, a day occurring in a yearly cycle.
Synonym of deathday or (Christianity) year's mind, the anniversary of a person's death, particularly as observed with a requiem mass or other commemoration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, rare
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Synonyms: deathday or
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noun
A particular day numbered from the first day in the year, without regard to month divisions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From Middle English ȝereday, ȝerdai (“anniversary”), from Old English *ġēardæġ (compare Old English ġeārdagas (“days of yore”)), from Proto-West Germanic *jāradag (“day of the year, yearly day”), from Proto-Germanic *jēradagaz, equivalent to year + day. Cognate with West Frisian jierdei (“birthday”), Dutch jaardag (“anniversary, birthday”), German Jahrtag (“anniversary”).
