Definitions
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- noun A day or time occurring in a
yearly cycle; anannual day,season , orevent . - noun mathematics A
day of the year. - noun dated An
annual remembrance day, theanniversary of a death; a day on which prayers are said for the dead.
Etymologies
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From Middle English ȝereday, ȝerdai ("anniversary"), from Old English *ġēardæġ (found in plural ġēardagas ("days of yore"), equivalent to year + day. Cognate with Dutch jaardag ("birthday"), Middle High German jārtac ("anniversary").
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