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deathday

deathday

1 7.7
A day someone dies or the yearly day people remember them
  • noun
  • /ˈdɛθdeɪ/
translation icon : día de la muerte
  • On her deathday, we honored her memory by sharing stories about her life.
  • deathday information

Examples

  • My deathday was July 18th.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • People depend on the accuracy of the deathday information to plan their lives.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • My deathday is July 18th.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • I entered the deathday data into my computer by hand, and then wandered into the kitchen to get some coffee and think.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • So he recruited Chuang and Krauss to see if it would be possible for them to die on a day other than their deathdays.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • My grandfather's deathday is remembered each year with a family gathering.

  • Every July 18th, we commemorate my father's deathday with a small ceremony.

Synonyms

day of remembrance
vsdeathday
3 4.1

A day to remember and honor people or events from the past

is specific to a person's passing day or its anniversary rather than any event
yahrzeit
vsdeathday
  • Jargon
1 9.9

A yearly day to remember someone who died in the Jewish tradition, often by lighting a candle

refers to the day someone passes or its yearly anniversary without ritual

Antonyms

birthday
∞ 1.0

A day each year when people celebrate the day they were born

Surface Forms

deathday singular
deathdays plural

Morphology

deathday = death + day (transparent) = death + day

The meaning is a direct combination of 'death' and 'day' indicating the day someone dies or the anniversary of that day.

Etymology

Deathday is made from death 'the end of life' and day 'a day'. Think of it like the opposite of a birthday: it means the day someone died or the day each year when family remember them.