deathday
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deathday
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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”).
noun deathdays
- The day of a person's death, especially when viewed as being appointed by fate. The placing of the dragon is inevitable: a man can but die upon his death-day.
- The anniversary of a death, the date upon which someone died in a bygone year. "Is it her deathday?" I asked. "Nope," he said.
Opposite: birthday
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noun
Opposite: birthday
Translations
Talk about this word "deathday." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/deathday. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. deathday. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/deathday "deathday." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/deathday.Cite this
@misc{deathday_2026,
title = {deathday},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/deathday},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
