deathday

death·day

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deth-dey]
- /ˈdɛθˌdeɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [deth-dey]
- /ˈdɛθˌdeɪ/

Definitions of deathday word

noun deathday the day or the anniversary of the day of a person's death. 1
noun deathday Date of (someone's previous) death; anniversary of (a) death. 0

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Origin of deathday

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English deth day, Old English deothdæge. See death, day

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Parts of speech for Deathday

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Deathday

deathday popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

deathday usage trend in Literature

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