"many happy returns" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-au-many happy returns.ogg
Etymology: The earliest attributable use was by Lady Newdigate in a letter written in 1789 (and published in Newdigate-Newdegate Cheverels in 1898): Many happy returns of ye day to us my Dr Love. Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=many happy returns}} many happy returns
  1. (idiomatic) A greeting, usually for birthdays, in reference to the passing year; Happy birthday! Tags: idiomatic Translations (Many happy returns!): paljon onnea (Finnish), χρόνια πολλά (chrónia pollá) [masculine, plural] (Greek), Isten éltessen! (sokáig) (informal; the formal variant is with éltesse) (Hungarian), daudz baltu dieniņu (Latvian), laa ruggyree sonney dhyt (Manx), sto lat (Polish), mulți ani înainte (Romanian), долгих лет жизни (dolgix let žizni) (Russian)

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      "sense": "Many happy returns!",
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