"unbirthday" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ʌnˈbɜːθ.deɪ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ʌnˈbɝθ.deɪ/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-unbirthday.ogg Forms: unbirthdays [plural]
Etymology: From un- + birthday, coined by English writer Lewis Carroll (1832–1898) in Through the Looking-Glass (1871). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|birthday}} un- + birthday Head templates: {{en-noun}} unbirthday (plural unbirthdays)
  1. A day that is not one's birthday but is celebrated as though it were. Wikipedia link: Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass Categories (topical): Lewis Carroll Synonyms: un-birthday Translations (Translations): no aniversari [masculine] (Catalan), onverjaardag [masculine] (Dutch), non-anniversaire [masculine] (French), Nichtgeburtstag [masculine] (German), non compleanno [masculine] (Italian), desaniversário [masculine] (Portuguese), день нерожде́ния (denʹ neroždénija) [masculine] (Russian), no cumpleaños [masculine] (Spanish)

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          "text": "I got some great photos with the unbirthday camera you left for me in the suitcase. Thanks.",
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