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deathday

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Definitions

  1. The day of a person's death, especially when viewed as being appointed by fate.

Word origin

From Middle English deth-day, deth day, dethe-day, deþ day, from Old English dēaþdæġ (“day of one's death, deathday”), equivalent to death + day. Compare birthday. Compare also German Low German Doodsdag (“deathday”), German Todestag (“deathday”), Danish dødsdag (“deathday”), Swedish dödsdag (“deathday”).

Used in a sentence

  • The placing of the dragon is inevitable: a man can but die upon his death-day.
  • "Is it her deathday?" I asked. "Nope," he said.
  • ‘Well, this Hallowe’en will be my five hundredth deathday,’ said Nearly Headless Nick, drawing himself up and looking dignified.

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