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Erlaßjahr — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • jubilee noun A major anniversary of an event, especially the fiftieth anniversary of a coronation, wedding, or similar milestone.

Senses

Erlaßjahr is used for these senses in English:

  • jubilee (countable, Jewish, _, history) A special year of emancipation supposed to be observed every fifty years, when farming was temporarily stopped, certain houses and land which had been sold could be redeemed by the original owners or their relatives, and Hebrew slaves set free. [from late 14th c.]

jubilee — full definition

  1. noun A major anniversary of an event, especially the fiftieth anniversary of a coronation, wedding, or similar milestone.
  2. noun A time of celebration and rejoicing.

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