Deathday

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    The anniversary of a death, the date upon which someone earlier died.

    ""Is it her deathday?" I asked. "Nope," he said."

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year's mind

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"The placing of the dragon is inevitable: a man can but die upon his death-day."

Etymology

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”).

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