lady day

la·dy day

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ley-dee dey]
- /ˈleɪ di deɪ/
- /ˈleɪdi deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ley-dee dey]
- /ˈleɪ di deɪ/

Definitions of lady day words

noun lady day Billie ("Lady Day") 1915–59, U.S. jazz singer. 1
noun lady day March 25, the feast of the Annunciation of the Virgin Mary; one of the four quarter days in England, Wales and Ireland 0
noun lady day the Annunciation (sense 2) (see phrase at , annunciation) 0

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Origin of lady day

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English oure lady day

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Parts of speech for Lady day

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lady day

lady day popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 65% 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.

lady day usage trend in Literature

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