English Explanatory Dictionary

Bloomsday

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An annual celebration (on 16 June, in Dublin and elsewhere) of the life of Irish writer James Joyce and the events depicted in his novel Ulysses.

Pronunciation

/ˈbluːmz.deɪ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Bloomsday.wav

Word forms

Bloomsday Bloomsdays

Etymology

From the name of Leopold Bloom, protagonist of Ulysses + -s- + day.

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