yearday
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Noun — Another word for anniversary, a date that comes round every year.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English ȝereday, ȝerdai (“anniversary”), from Old English *ġēardæġ (compare Old English ġeārdagas (“days of yore”)), from Proto-West Germanic *jāradag (“day of the year, yearly day”), from Proto-Germanic *jēradagaz, equivalent to year + day. It is cognate with West Frisian jierdei (“birthda...
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