deathday
Meanings
noun
- The day of a person's death, especially when viewed as being appointed by fate.
- The anniversary of a death, the date upon which someone died in a bygone year.
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Etymology
From Middle English deth-day, deth day, dethe-day, deþ day, from Old English dēaþdæġ (“day of one's death, deathday”), equivalent to death + day. Compare birthday. Compare also German Low German Doodsdag (“deathday”), German Todestag (“deathday”), Danish dødsdag (“deathday”), Swedish dödsdag (“deathday”).
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