new year's day

New Year's Day

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /nuː ˈjɪr̩z ˈdeɪ/
- /njuː ˈjiəz deɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /nuː ˈjɪr̩z ˈdeɪ/

Definitions of new year's day words

noun new year's day January 1, celebrated as a holiday in many countries. 1
noun new year's day 1st January 1
uncountable noun new year's day New Year's Day is the first day of the year. In Western countries this is the 1st of January. 0
noun new year's day Jan 1, celebrated as a holiday in many countries 0

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Origin of new year's day

First appearance:

before 1150

One of the 7% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1150-1200

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Parts of speech for New year's day

noun

adjective

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exclamation

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new year's day popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this 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.